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
Source Located in the Montecito area, the intimate coastal hideaway is designed for tranquil relaxation.
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Moná Thomas, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, a side room next to the entry was absorbed into the primary suite to create an inviting sitting area and private library, offering a special hideaway for holding Noland’s favorite reads as well as family heirlooms.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2025
These 10 properties, chosen by our readers in our annual South's Best awards survey, represent a range of destinations, from mountain hideaways to beachfront stays to former estates.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
That unassuming hideaway has transformed into a sprawling $60 million private residence.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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Moná Thomas, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, a side room next to the entry was absorbed into the primary suite to create an inviting sitting area and private library, offering a special hideaway for holding Noland’s favorite reads as well as family heirlooms.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2025
These 10 properties, chosen by our readers in our annual South's Best awards survey, represent a range of destinations, from mountain hideaways to beachfront stays to former estates.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
That unassuming hideaway has transformed into a sprawling $60 million private residence.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hideaway
Noun
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Luckily, Matt has enough strength to escape to the Punisher’s (Jon Bernthal) hideout, but Wilson Fisk’s police are on their way.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2025
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Kim Il Sung, North Korea’s founder and Kim Jong Un’s grandfather, purportedly used the mountain as a hideout when fighting against the Japanese occupation for independence in the 1940s.—
Will Ripley,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2025
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The latter here is represented via a large puppet created by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, and the walk-through experience will take us from taverns to the back alley of a marketplace to the beholder’s lair.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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Perhaps by taking the critter back to its lair at the heart of the island, the girl will be able to reconcile the comforts of home with the call of the wild.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Hideaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hideaway. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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