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
However, the main draw for us was our overwater suite, one of 12 bungalows that the Antiguan hideaway debuted last year.
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 25 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
Variety reported that the cast will be split into two rival film teams competing at the prestigious fest; one camps out at a flashy, palatial hotel on the Croisette and the other at a luxurious hilltop hideaway.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 11 May 2026
Frank Sinatra entertained at his Twin Palms estate; Marilyn Monroe retreated here between films, and Elvis and Priscilla Presley honeymooned in an A-frame hideaway steps from downtown.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 8 May 2026
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 25 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
Variety reported that the cast will be split into two rival film teams competing at the prestigious fest; one camps out at a flashy, palatial hotel on the Croisette and the other at a luxurious hilltop hideaway.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 11 May 2026
Frank Sinatra entertained at his Twin Palms estate; Marilyn Monroe retreated here between films, and Elvis and Priscilla Presley honeymooned in an A-frame hideaway steps from downtown.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hideaway
Noun
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One of the regional officials said strikes by Saudi Arabia targeted hideouts of Iraqi militias, mainly Kataib Hezbollah, after Riyadh assessed that most of the drone attacks on Saudi Arabia came from neighboring Iraq.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 May 2026
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One of the regional officials said strikes by Saudi Arabia targeted hideouts of Iraqi militias, mainly Kataib Hezbollah, after Riyadh assessed that most of the drone attacks on Saudi Arabia came from neighboring Iraq.—
Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 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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Dane Lafrey’s magnificent, multi-level design makes maximum use of the Palace’s cavernous stage to create a lair to die for.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Hideaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hideaway. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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