as in lair
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others
police found the stolen jewels under the floorboards in the thief's hideout, a cabin deep in the woods
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Recent Examples of hideout
After smelling the bullet, Matt’s hunt brings him to the Punisher, who is taking shelter in a secret hideout.
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Scouts can also be used to gather resources needed to build new structures in Naoe and Yasuke’s hideout.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
Up until the al-Qaeda forces discover their hideout, the action is contained to mundane activities: confirming operations, tracking other platoons’ movements.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 May 2025
Based on a true story, a father and son in a warzone hospital face
life-or-death choices as their hideout becomes increasingly compromised.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Scouts can also be used to gather resources needed to build new structures in Naoe and Yasuke’s hideout.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
Up until the al-Qaeda forces discover their hideout, the action is contained to mundane activities: confirming operations, tracking other platoons’ movements.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 May 2025
Based on a true story, a father and son in a warzone hospital face
life-or-death choices as their hideout becomes increasingly compromised.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hideout
Noun
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Times reporters got inside the lair of a Sudanese Army sniper, in a once-luxurious riverside building in Khartoum.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
24 Mar. 2025
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Fitting for an actor, the house hides a cinematic lair.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Noun
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That’s despite a range of threats facing shorebirds in Florida, from predators and human interference to nest overwash from storms and rising high tides.—
Molly Duerig,
Miami Herald,
28 June 2025
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According to the study authors, while the circular indentations may be tied to the theropod’s attempts at nest building, the scratches are more likely the remains of their ritual dance-offs, in which male dinosaurs dug deep into the sand, slashing their claws and sending spews of dust into the air.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
27 June 2025
Noun
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The next homeowner will enjoy a center island kitchen that opens to the great room, an adjoining large den and vaulted, open beam ceilings as well as big picture windows, according to Zillow.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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The basement includes a den, another queen-size bedroom and a full bathroom.—
Angela Serratore,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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Cap-Eden-Roc's latest hideaway, a nine bedroom private villa on the estate, is now available to rent and here there's a combination of seclusion within 6,500 sqm of private grounds, while close enough to access the main hotel via a short stroll.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Hamptons Beach House The one home the former couple shared with the world is their modernist Hamptons hideaway, which was published in an AD feature in November 2021.—
Mackenzie Schmidt,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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“Hideout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hideout. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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