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
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.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
Private, in the Grassmarket neighbourhood, architecturally striking Minimalist but deeply considered, Porteous’ Studio is a single-room architectural hideaway tucked down a quiet street near Edinburgh’s Grassmarket.
—Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 15 Aug. 2025
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
With so much vying for your attention, especially in choosing where to stay, let the food guide you to the perfect hideaway.
—Benjamin Kemper, Saveur, 13 Aug. 2025
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
Private, in the Grassmarket neighbourhood, architecturally striking Minimalist but deeply considered, Porteous’ Studio is a single-room architectural hideaway tucked down a quiet street near Edinburgh’s Grassmarket.
—Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 15 Aug. 2025
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
With so much vying for your attention, especially in choosing where to stay, let the food guide you to the perfect hideaway.
—Benjamin Kemper, Saveur, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hideaway
Noun
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During the 1880s, the brothers lived here and made their livelihood rustling cattle and horses, while at the same time disposing of unsuspecting ranchers who wandered too close to their hideout.—
Patti Nickell,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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If this were true, Solomon would learn all of this elder’s secret hideouts and survival tricks, resulting in a formidable pair for any hunter to take on.—
Jim Tschetter,
Outdoor Life,
27 Aug. 2025
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Cheetah cubs spend their first two months hidden in a lair while their mother hunts.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Somehow this ineptly plotted affair lured Keke Palmer into its lair and her comedy chops all but gets handcuffed by an illogical, unfunny screenplay.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Hideaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hideaway. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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