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
Jules ties together all her silky robes to scale the fire escape of her sugar daddy’s hideaway, armed with a hefty settlement to fund her art.
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Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
Venture past the first-floor vintage thrift store and ascend to the second-floor hideaway in The Citadel food hall in Little River to Bar Kaiju, a quirky, high-concept masterpiece.
—Mariette Williams, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2026
The event took place at Dior’s former residence and personal hideaway, completely restored and now used by the house for select presentations, which also includes extensive gardens.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
The tiny hamlet has grown to be a welcoming hideaway for city dwellers coming from bustling spots such as Baltimore; Washington, D.C.; and Philadelphia, which are all just a few hours away.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
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Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
Venture past the first-floor vintage thrift store and ascend to the second-floor hideaway in The Citadel food hall in Little River to Bar Kaiju, a quirky, high-concept masterpiece.
—Mariette Williams, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2026
The event took place at Dior’s former residence and personal hideaway, completely restored and now used by the house for select presentations, which also includes extensive gardens.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
The tiny hamlet has grown to be a welcoming hideaway for city dwellers coming from bustling spots such as Baltimore; Washington, D.C.; and Philadelphia, which are all just a few hours away.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hideaway
Noun
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The water, too, was wild—the Allegheny and its tributaries had yet to be dammed, and Flag Swamp was noted as one of the last hideouts for beavers in the state.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Just off Gloucester street, right down Public Alley 442, a dark door beckons thirsty travelers into an alluring subterranean hideout.—
Tanya Edwards,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 June 2026
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On yet another stage, a set acting as a Detroit basement is decorated with bathtubs and grimy plastic curtains made to look like the lair of a vampire group called the Fang Gang.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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The set feels less like a ’90s living room than a cozy villain’s lair, warm but volatile (and easily set ablaze).—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 May 2026
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“Hideaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hideaway. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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