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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).
—Bernd Roeck
june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
When Iyer’s wife accompanies him on a visit to the hermitage, the monks greet her warmly.
—Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Jan. 2025
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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
When Iyer’s wife accompanies him on a visit to the hermitage, the monks greet her warmly.
—Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hermitage
Noun
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Jasper, in contrast, is having a grand old time at his hideout.—
Lily Osler,
Vulture,
3 Nov. 2025
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Barrow allegedly stayed in the Stockyards Hotel in 1933 as a hideout during one of the couple’s heists.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Oct. 2025
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Monks at the monastery continue to welcome hikers, bikers, and drivers, offering a bed for the night in one of the basic rooms or dorms.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
3 Nov. 2025
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Furba spins the prayer wheels surrounding the base of the monastery.—
Joe Baur,
Outside,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The mid-century offered more literal interpretations of cave living, from The Flintstones (1960) to the villainous Bond lair, often hidden within or carved into cliffs.—
Leonora Epstein,
Architectural Digest,
7 Nov. 2025
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But the Demogorgon catches up, dragging Will into the decaying lair of Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower), looking as menacing as ever.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Giggles aside, Rita says they were taken to a nursing home against their will two years ago when church authorities shuttered the cloisters as nun numbers diminished.—
Esme Nicholson,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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Despite the morning chill, hundreds of pilgrims were already circling the kora, a two-mile prayer path around the cloister’s walls.—
Chris Schalkx,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Oct. 2025
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Past research has found that the horns may provide the bees with defense against competitors for floral resources, defense against females over nest sites, as well as collecting resin, pebble, or sand for cell closures.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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Seattle has a few blue-chip players who set the tone weekly, but facing this unit is like walking into a hornet’s nest and being swarmed from every direction.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Hermitage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hermitage. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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