as in secluded
screened or sequestered from view
a hidden beach that very few know how to get to
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or hid
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as in concealed
to put into a hiding place
the thief had hidden the stolen jewelry under the floorboards
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as in suppressed
to keep secret or shut off from view
he tried to hide his criminal past she hid the cat's litter box behind a screen
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as in snuck
to remain out of sight
he hid in the closet while his roommate lied to the probation officer
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Recent Examples of hidden
Stephanie Ganz, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
But that all changed in the summer of 2021 when a teenage friend of VanScyoc’s discovered a hidden camera disguised as a phone charger in the family bathroom.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
By posing bold, imaginative, and sometimes unconventional questions, people can push AI beyond predictable patterns and uncover insights that would otherwise remain hidden.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
From hidden groves and quiet trails to windswept shores and off-the-beaten paths, these locations were chosen for their ability to offer visitors a true escape — places to unwind and enjoy moments of solitude and peace away from the crowds.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Foraging for Pawpaws Finding pawpaws feels a bit like finding hidden treasure.
—Stephanie Ganz, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
But that all changed in the summer of 2021 when a teenage friend of VanScyoc’s discovered a hidden camera disguised as a phone charger in the family bathroom.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
By posing bold, imaginative, and sometimes unconventional questions, people can push AI beyond predictable patterns and uncover insights that would otherwise remain hidden.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
From hidden groves and quiet trails to windswept shores and off-the-beaten paths, these locations were chosen for their ability to offer visitors a true escape — places to unwind and enjoy moments of solitude and peace away from the crowds.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hidden
Adjective
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Nestled along a private stretch of creek, the hotel feels secluded and tranquil but is also steps away from the heart of town.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Oct. 2025
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The 106-minute documentary, directed and produced by Swift, was filmed at Aaron Dessner's secluded Long Pond Studio in New York's Hudson Valley.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Clothes therefore became a clever signifier that could be displayed or concealed depending on the situation.—
Steve Salter,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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The connections to the servers in the landing station a mile away had been installed, and a spaghetti of thick black cables lay concealed in the cube below the manhole.—
Samanth Subramanian,
The Dial,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Onondagas support plans announced by the mayor of Syracuse in 2020 to remove the statue of Columbus, an Italian explorer who helped the Spanish establish a colonial foothold in the Caribbean and later suppressed revolts by Indigenous people.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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The defense also argued that evidence recovered from the backpack Mangione was carrying when he was arrested at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s should be suppressed.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The count is an annual nationwide event where volunteers survey and count individuals experiencing sheltered or unsheltered homelessness every January.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Oct. 2025
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Jalen Chatfield has emerged as a quietly decent second-pair defenseman while Shayne Gostisbehere and Sean Walker crushed sheltered minutes last season to the tune of a 59 percent xG rate.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Wrapped in a towel, barely stirring, but slightly breathing, was a newborn baby girl buried beneath a foot of earth.—
Aishwarya S. Iyer,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Instead, town officials buried him in a pauper’s grave.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Ramos’s gun magazine was equipped to fit an extra bullet, and any of the shots fired could have masked the sound of the eighth shot, since all rounds were fired in less than two seconds, Azmoudeh said.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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Just in the past two winters, deceptively average rain and snowfall totals statewide masked the extremely dry conditions in Southern California that contributed to devastating fires as well as flood events across the state from powerful atmospheric river events.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Andrew Lloyd Webber snuck in just before the screening, as did Running Man filmmaker and frequent BFI-dweller Edgar Wright.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
8 Oct. 2025
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Investigators believe that Zemfira met the other girl on social media, and the two snuck out of their homes that Friday night for an adventure.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The film contends there has been an 80-year cover-up of the existence of non-human intelligent life and a secret war among major nations to reverse engineer UFO technology.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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Knott’s Berry Farm maze designer Gus Krueger revealed the secret special effects the interactive lantern triggers during a video posted to Instagram.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Hidden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hidden. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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