Definition of hideawaynext
as in hideout
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others the novelist has a little hideaway in the country where he goes whenever he wants to do some serious writing

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Recent Examples of hideaway The great room — with the river as a backdrop — is anchored by a custom entertainer’s bar and built-ins, a cozy gas fireplace and a hydraulic hideaway television. David Caraccio march 7, Sacbee.com, 7 Mar. 2026 Previously listed for $32 million, the luxe hideaway is now being offered at auction, with bidding starting April 15 and closing April 29. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2026 Mayreau Beach Club & Villas stands head and shoulders above the rest as an upscale hideaway perched on a blissfully tranquil bay. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026 According to David Garrow's biography of King, Bearing the Cross, the leader became emotional and stalked out of the meeting to go see his girlfriend at their hideaway apartment. Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hideaway
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Noun
  • Ecuador’s defense ministry said forces destroyed a hideout for a Border Command leader and also a training area with capacity for up to 50 drug traffickers.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
  • There was no immediate comment from Pakistan, which repeatedly has said its military only targets Afghan posts and militant hideouts.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
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  • Both are one-night-in-hell slashers about two estranged sisters forced to fight their way out of a lair of rich people who’ve joined a devil cult and are hellbent on sacrificing them to their dark lord.
    Jada Yuan, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The film – without giving much away – is about a young woman fighting for her life after accidentally landing in a Satanic cult's lair.
    David Oliver, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026

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“Hideaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hideaway. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.

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