as in lair
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others
police found the stolen jewels under the floorboards in the thief's hideout, a cabin deep in the woods
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Recent Examples of hideout
His garage served as both a workplace and a hideout when needed.
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 5 July 2025
JPMorgan is bullish on Goodyear Tire & Rubber , as the company is not only executing on its transformation plans but can also serve as a hideout from tariff pressures.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 22 May 2025
To fight an elusive enemy operating clandestinely at night and from hideouts deep in swamps and jungles, the U.S. military turned to environmental modification technologies.
—Pamela McElwee, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2025
While Pakistani security forces frequently target TTP hideouts in the restive northwest and elsewhere, such operations in Kashmir are rare.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2025
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 5 July 2025
JPMorgan is bullish on Goodyear Tire & Rubber , as the company is not only executing on its transformation plans but can also serve as a hideout from tariff pressures.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 22 May 2025
To fight an elusive enemy operating clandestinely at night and from hideouts deep in swamps and jungles, the U.S. military turned to environmental modification technologies.
—Pamela McElwee, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2025
While Pakistani security forces frequently target TTP hideouts in the restive northwest and elsewhere, such operations in Kashmir are rare.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hideout
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Now, the Wyoming Health Department is trying to contact all guests who stayed in a block of rooms under the bat's lair.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
13 Aug. 2025
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And where is home now that the secret lair is no more?—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
31 July 2025
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In August 2024, Sharon shared a motherhood milestone as her second son flew the nest for college.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The nest exhibited radiation 10 times the level allowed by federal regulations, according to the Energy Department report.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
7 Aug. 2025
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Fans from as far as Alaska have made the pilgrimage to Smitty’s to marvel at his den of curiosities.—
Katherine Laidlaw,
HubSpot,
8 Aug. 2025
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Shaw’s condo, which is in the Legacy at Millennium Park building, has two bathrooms, a den, plus south, east and west exposures.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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But after Superman dealt with Lex Luthor endangering the planet by building his own pocket universe, Peacemaker’s secret hideaway becomes the central plot point of these new episodes.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
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The former hideaway has comfy couches, a piano, board games and a back deck on the water with fire pits.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Hideout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hideout. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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