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 Burton and her hideaways stayed with police for about five hours, moving from the visitor center to the county courthouse, where they were interviewed by police. Mark Dee august 14, Idaho Statesman, 14 Aug. 2026 And of course the mis en scène — comprised in Season 4 of a palatial hotel on the Croisette and a luxurious hilltop hideaway — are as central to the plot as the characters. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026 In addition to reading books and sipping wine in the nook, shoppers enjoy it as a poolside refuge, a balcony hideaway, or a comfy spot to kick back and watch their kids play. Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026 This sexy Village hideaway serves a killer linguine vongole, a perfect branzino and a mean pistachio and passion fruit mousse. Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for hideaway
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Noun
  • Mod Periscope The perfect tool to peek out of secret hideouts—and infinitely customizable!
    Jodi Levine, Parents, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Others recounted people falling sick, being beaten by the rain, and told to hide whenever Nigerian military helicopters flew over the forest hideouts where the captors held them.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Eriro Ehrwalder Alm, Austria Eriro is an outlier, a luxury lair that emphasizes privacy, quiet, and remoteness.
    Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Here, the club’s name is picked out in red, leaving no one in any doubt as to whose lair this is.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

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“Hideaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hideaway. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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