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as in hideout
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others
the artist's desert hermitage was a small adobe house at the end of a long dusty road
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Recent Examples of hermitage
The excavation began in February 2025, in anticipation of future housing development near a modern-day hermitage, according to a statement from the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP).
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Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 June 2025
The Abbey of Saint Gall, originally a hermitage south of Lake Constance, was founded by one of his companions, Saint Gall (or Gallus).
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Bernd Roeck
june 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
The life that Iyer brings to the hermitage has troubles, too.
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Danny Heitman,
The Christian Science Monitor,
23 Jan. 2025
Color options include black, dreamy pink, tourmaline, buttercup yellow, hermitage, and latte white.
—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 June 2025
The Abbey of Saint Gall, originally a hermitage south of Lake Constance, was founded by one of his companions, Saint Gall (or Gallus).
—
Bernd Roeck
june 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
The life that Iyer brings to the hermitage has troubles, too.
—
Danny Heitman,
The Christian Science Monitor,
23 Jan. 2025
Color options include black, dreamy pink, tourmaline, buttercup yellow, hermitage, and latte white.
—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
See All Example Sentences for hermitage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hermitage
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One&Only One Za’abeel is the brand’s first foray into urban resorts, swapping sand for a skyscraper vibe—and more city hideouts are on the cards.
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Tree will remain standing Sherwood Forest, near Nottingham, in central England, is the traditional hideout of Robin Hood, a legendary outlaw who stole from the rich to give to the poor, while living in the forest to evade his nemesis, the Sheriff of Nottingham.
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Through centuries of upheaval the monastery endured as a living testament to Ukraine’s faith, culture, and history.
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From $1,724 Splendido Portofino, housed in a former Benedictine monastery, became a hot hotel for celebrities like Liz Taylor and Lauren Bacall in the 1950s and ’60s; Taylor’s favorite dish, a three-tomato sauce with spaghetti, is still on the menu.
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On yet another stage, a set acting as a Detroit basement is decorated with bathtubs and grimy plastic curtains made to look like the lair of a vampire group called the Fang Gang.
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The set feels less like a ’90s living room than a cozy villain’s lair, warm but volatile (and easily set ablaze).
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In Rome, Le Graal will open the city’s first private members’ club of its kind inside Palazzo Medici Clarelli on the historic Via Giulia, with 11 rooms and suites, two restaurants, a cloister lounge, American bar, speakeasy, cigar room, wine cellar, gym, and treatment rooms.
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The first was held in the cloister of the Gallery of Modern Art (GAM), with a private tour and cocktail reception for guests.
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The birds use calls and behaviors that help direct people toward wild bees’ nests, while humans respond with their own vocal signals during the search.
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Bald eagle pairs usually mate for life, returning to the same nest every year.
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“Hermitage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hermitage. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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