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 Here’s how to make the most of a fall getaway to this mountain hideaway. — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2026 Built for indoor-outdoor living, the Los Angeles–area dwelling features an open floor plan that spills out to the yard via hideaway glass walls. — Architectural Digest, 15 Sep. 2026 By the mid-nineteen-fifties, most of the spas were defunct, and Te Aroha had diminished into a sleepy hideaway, a place, perhaps, for getting a tire fixed on the way to somewhere else. — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026 The last time Ferguson was seen in public was in April, when The Sun published photos of her at a mountain hideaway in the Austrian Alps. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hideaway
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Noun
  • For many Californians, the Lake Tahoe area is a favorite, not-so-secret hideout throughout the year.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • After all, the kids need a reason to map out their hideout spots in the Met.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • This transforms Huston into a colorful enchantress with her grim lair now becoming a lush Greek-like temple.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Some large bulls may retreat to lairs and hang out by themselves, remaining there as long as there is adequate food and water.
    — Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026

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“Hideaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hideaway. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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