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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
Guests settle into plush dining chairs and couchette-style hideouts for exquisite suppers in Art Deco interiors, all while the train trundles through the British countryside.
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Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
Taiwo Adebayo, a researcher specializing in Boko Haram at the Institute for Security Studies, said the army began an offensive last month, proactively moving into hideouts to engage the insurgents.
—Dyepkazah Shibayan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Pakistan's security forces have raided two militant hideouts in the country's southwest, killing 41 insurgents in separate gun battles, the military said Friday.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
Taiwo Adebayo, a researcher specializing in Boko Haram at the Institute for Security Studies, said the army began an offensive last month, proactively moving into hideouts to engage the insurgents.
—Dyepkazah Shibayan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Pakistan's security forces have raided two militant hideouts in the country's southwest, killing 41 insurgents in separate gun battles, the military said Friday.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hideouts
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An increasing number of bears had previously been observed spending more time on land during the summer, plundering birds’ nests in west Svalbard, and data had shown more adult females in east Svalbard spending more time in areas with bird colonies.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Valuable loot has been placed in bird’s nests and chimneys around the map.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
27 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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Loft spaces, finished basements, dens, and extra bedrooms offer families and buyers more room to meet their myriad needs.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
7 Feb. 2026
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Male polar bears are active throughout the winter, unlike pregnant females that seek dens to enter their deep winter sleep and give birth.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Hideouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hideouts. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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