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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
According to the Old Farmers Almanac, the moon’s nickname actually refers to the worm-like beetle larvae that appear from winter hideouts, such as thawing tree bark, in North America during this time of year.
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Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Islamabad, at the time, conducted strikes deep inside Afghanistan to target militant hideouts.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Sources say that Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, the cartel boss known as ‘El Mencho,’ was holding a party the night a Mexican special forces unit stormed one of his hideouts.
—Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
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.
—Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 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
Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Islamabad, at the time, conducted strikes deep inside Afghanistan to target militant hideouts.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Sources say that Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, the cartel boss known as ‘El Mencho,’ was holding a party the night a Mexican special forces unit stormed one of his hideouts.
—Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
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.
—Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hideouts
Noun
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The bird, an eastern screech owl, is nocturnal and typically nests in tree cavities.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Top floors of beloved hotel towers had been transformed into sniper nests.—
Yousra Elbagir,
Time,
25 Feb. 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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California Department of Fish and Wildlife A team of scientists attached a GPS collar to a Sierra Nevada red fox in the Lassen Peak area in 2018, leading to the team discovering several dens and giving them a better understanding of the reproduction, movement and habitat use.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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These dens often featured curved furniture, shag carpet, and oversized ceramic lamps.—
Tessa Cooper,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Hideouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hideouts. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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