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as in conceals
to put into a hiding place
the thief had hidden the stolen jewelry under the floorboards
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as in obscures
to keep secret or shut off from view
he tried to hide his criminal past she hid the cat's litter box behind a screen
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as in licks
to strike repeatedly
the grizzled quartermaster threatened to hide any soldier caught stealing provisions
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as in whips
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible
threatened to hide the boys with his cane if he ever found them on his property again
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as in pelts
the outer covering of an animal removed for its commercial value
seal hides are used by Eskimos to make footwear, boats, shelters, bags, and clothing
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as in leathers
the hairless natural covering of an animal prepared for use
boots made of shiny alligator hide
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Recent Examples of hides
Edward Segarra, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
The game requires good reflexes—especially for bosses and platform challenges—that can punish even small mistakes with relatively large penalties and hides large chunks of the game behind difficulty gates with no tuning options that might offer some relief.
—ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Their albino hides, their red-glowing eyes!
—Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Bias often hides in opportunity gaps.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Maddie hides her binging and purging from Deena and Jake, lying about being pregnant to distract her husband from what’s really going on.
—Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
The top-line figure hides stark divides across the economy.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
This laptop’s party trick hides between the lid and the user-facing screen.
—PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
But the discovery reveals that even a material as common as ice hides surprising complexities.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Ugonnaora Owoh, Essence, 4 Sep. 2025
Early on, Havstad-Casad and her team cobbled together pallets of hides, shipping them to a tannery in Wisconsin and then down to manufacturers in Los Angeles or León, Mexico.
—Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The production also uses camera hides, which are little walls placed to obscure pathways for cameras throughout the villa.
—Tayler Adigun, Architectural Digest, 24 Aug. 2025
Spence’s mother sewed his clothes, often using the hides of elk hunted by his father.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
But outside of the ring, Christy hides and represses her lesbianism and winds up marrying her trainer Jim Martin (Ben Foster), who manipulates and physically abuses her.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
The game requires good reflexes—especially for bosses and platform challenges—that can punish even small mistakes with relatively large penalties and hides large chunks of the game behind difficulty gates with no tuning options that might offer some relief.
—ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Their albino hides, their red-glowing eyes!
—Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Bias often hides in opportunity gaps.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Maddie hides her binging and purging from Deena and Jake, lying about being pregnant to distract her husband from what’s really going on.
—Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
The top-line figure hides stark divides across the economy.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
This laptop’s party trick hides between the lid and the user-facing screen.
—PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
But the discovery reveals that even a material as common as ice hides surprising complexities.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
Our hides quietly power global luxury brands, yet Nigeria itself is rarely acknowledged as a source.
—Ugonnaora Owoh, Essence, 4 Sep. 2025
Early on, Havstad-Casad and her team cobbled together pallets of hides, shipping them to a tannery in Wisconsin and then down to manufacturers in Los Angeles or León, Mexico.
—Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The production also uses camera hides, which are little walls placed to obscure pathways for cameras throughout the villa.
—Tayler Adigun, Architectural Digest, 24 Aug. 2025
Spence’s mother sewed his clothes, often using the hides of elk hunted by his father.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hides
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Around that same time, English merchants began offering Caribbean rum to the Shawnee and other Native groups as part of the trade in deerskins and beaver pelts.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Material World is a weekly roundup of innovations and ideas within the materials sector, covering news from emerging biomaterials and alternative leathers to sustainable substitutes and future-proof fibers.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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Travertine floors, open-pore woods, micro-perforated leathers, brushed metals, and loose furniture are set among a muted scheme of taupes and slates.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
31 Aug. 2025
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Hudson and Dommek say non-Indigenous people assume all Indigenous Alaskans live in igloos and dress in furs, but that’s not typical of many, including the Iñupiat people.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Initially, furs were the focus, primarily ones that were more affordable than those sold in Manhattan.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Noun
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Plant Correctly Plant the cloves with their papery skins, pointed ends up, about 2 to 4 inches deep in your prepared planting spot.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Sep. 2025
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New Cosmetics – 4 heads, 4 weapon skins, 2 vehicle skins, 3 drone skins, 1 Echo-4 frame.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In fact, the seals landed in the same statistical range as nursery rhymes, where repetition and predictability help a message carry and be remembered.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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Still, Drury said, make sure to drive it in the rain, too, before buying it to see whether there are any leaky seals or foggy headlights or taillights.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Goldens typically have longer, wavier coats, while Labs have shorter, dense double coats.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Three old ladies dressed in black peer through a tiny shop window, and a group of children in thick winter coats play with a Jack Russell dog.—
Joanne Harris
September 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Hides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hides. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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