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
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.
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Patti Nickell, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
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
Colossal Cave has a long history of use, including by Indigenous people, early explorers and even as a hideout for bandits.
—Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The following summer, the FBI arrested Maxwell in the New Hampshire hideout.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
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Patti Nickell, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
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
Colossal Cave has a long history of use, including by Indigenous people, early explorers and even as a hideout for bandits.
—Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The following summer, the FBI arrested Maxwell in the New Hampshire hideout.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hideout
Noun
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The lair goes undetected for six months.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Oct. 2025
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Following a trip to Bash Steed’s villainous lair, our trio returns home, where they’re confronted by Renée Zellweger’s Camila White.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Also, don’t try to block the entry to the nest that’s in a wall or behind shutters because angry yellowjackets can chew through wallboard to escape and emerge indoors, says Crawley.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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Creative While the woman had spared her viewers any sight of the spiders nest, TikTok users were quick to share their thoughts and fears on what had happened.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In addition to 15 guestrooms, the four-story building also houses a posh co-working space, multiple restaurants, and a karaoke den.—
Sara Liss,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Oct. 2025
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Through a door sits a smaller, more casual den, and opposite is the dining room, with access to the outdoors.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
13 Oct. 2025
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Completely nude and covered in suds, Jeff makes a run for his secret hideaway in the store, clumsily vaulting himself over a toy rack and makeshift wall to do so.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
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Neri and Akriti’s boutique hotel, Vico Milano, is a stylish seven-room hideaway on Corso Genova full of midcentury furnishings, Moroccan rugs, and bespoke design elements.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
AFAR Media,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Hideout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hideout. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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