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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 hideouts
From serene mountain hideouts to tiny communities with picture-perfect main streets, here are eight of Tennessee’s most romantic small towns for your next weekend away.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026
The attackers who raided Kasuwan-Daji arrived from the National Park Forest along Kabe district, according to the police, pointing to a usual trend where abandoned expansive forest reserves act as hideouts for armed gangs.
—CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Since the 1960s, the Cuban dictatorship has supplied weapons, training and safe hideouts to rebel groups causing chaos in Latin America.
—Markus Wiechel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Roadblocks were mounted and expected hideouts of assailants in forested areas were monitored.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 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
According to the Old Farmers Almanac, however, the moon’s name actually refers to the worm-like beetle larvae that come out from winter hideouts, such as thawing tree bark, during this time of year.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025
The recon function will allow it to be used by the teams on the ground to detect enemy snipers, hideouts, and fortifications.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2025
Although scout spies can be costly, players can refill them by finding hideouts scattered around the world.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026
The attackers who raided Kasuwan-Daji arrived from the National Park Forest along Kabe district, according to the police, pointing to a usual trend where abandoned expansive forest reserves act as hideouts for armed gangs.
—CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Since the 1960s, the Cuban dictatorship has supplied weapons, training and safe hideouts to rebel groups causing chaos in Latin America.
—Markus Wiechel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Roadblocks were mounted and expected hideouts of assailants in forested areas were monitored.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 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
According to the Old Farmers Almanac, however, the moon’s name actually refers to the worm-like beetle larvae that come out from winter hideouts, such as thawing tree bark, during this time of year.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025
The recon function will allow it to be used by the teams on the ground to detect enemy snipers, hideouts, and fortifications.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2025
Although scout spies can be costly, players can refill them by finding hideouts scattered around the world.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hideouts
Noun
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The pendulous nests of weaverbirds, two feet long, hung like decorations from the trees along the banks.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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In Chicago, the large lakeshore population of Canadian geese has become a major food source for Cook County coyotes, not so much the adult geese themselves as the contents of their nests, nearly half of which get raided in most years.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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These involve raiding the lairs of hoodlum rivals, then singlehandedly dissuading them from competition.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The species is typically found in high elevation, mountainous areas and often gives birth to litters of kits in dens dug in snow.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Jan. 2026
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Wood and wood veneer wall coverings make great feature walls or add coziness to dens or libraries.—
Abby Wolner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Hideouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hideouts. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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