hid

past tense of hide
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as in lurked
to remain out of sight he hid in the closet while his roommate lied to the probation officer

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Verb
  • Perlstein and Vergato divided the proceeds and concealed their involvement by using personal email accounts, other corporate entities, and fake identities.
    Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The student allegedly admitted to taking the gun on Sunday while his uncle was in the shower and then bringing it onto the bus concealed in his pocket, according to the affidavit.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • From New Zealand, up to 73% of the sun will be obscured at sunrise.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • In those interviews, the faces of victims were obscured to protect their identities.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For weeks, the New York Ripper case has lurked on the periphery of the series — a boogeyman that the show kept hinting was someone in Dexter’s life.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Parasites lurked inside the fish and turned out to be a new species.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Growing up during the Lebanese Civil War, famed architect and designer Aline Asmar d’Amman was often cozied in her room, her nose buried in a book to dampen the noise from the bombs outside.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Gomez and Morticia buried him, but kept his disembodied hand, which eventually became Thing (Victor Dorobantu).
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • All four sides of the building are covered by a pattern of interlocking trapezoidal pieces that serve as a sunscreen, cooling the interior.
    Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Madsen later had an 11-yard TD run to counter the Eagles’ lone first-half scoring drive, which covered 72 yards in 10 plays.
    Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Defenders shot down or suppressed 112 drones, the air force said.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Until the 1960s, members of this Indigenous minority were discouraged from reindeer herding, and the church and state suppressed their language and culture.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • According to the post, explosives in liquid form can be disguised as everyday products.
    Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Social media can expose them to misinformation, traumatic content or predatory behavior disguised as support.
    Laura Schwab Reese, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Hid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hid. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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