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or hidy-hole
as in hideout
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others
commandos captured the deposed dictator in a carefully camouflaged cellar that he had been using as a hidey-hole
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Recent Examples of hidey-hole
On Praslin island arrived the exclusive-use La Cigale Estate, a nine-bedroom, $10,000-a-night hidey-hole along Côte d’Or beach.
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Chris Schalkx, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025
But no sooner had còsagach caught on than Gaelic speakers rose up in protest, saying the word didn’t evoke coziness so much as a damp hidey-hole, the kind of mossy burrow that a small creature might live in.
—Leslie Jamison, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2025
Aping the fastidious wartime geolocation of videos shot by Islamic State forces, Russian military units, and other murderous pariahs, the intrepid Bellingcat detective further pin-points Ammon’s hidey-hole with the aid of mountaineering-app PeakVisor, Google Earth, and Google Street View.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
Whereas wood and plastic boards are full of hidey-holes for nasties, titanium cutting boards leave no place for germs and odors to hide.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2024
Whereas wood and plastic boards are full of hidey-holes for nasties, titanium cutting boards leave no place for germs and odors to hide.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2024
And soon, nature lovers will have a new secret spot to peep them all: a gigantic sculpture that winds through the landscape and includes a hidey-hole specially for birdwatching.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
Reef-building corals—the engineers of myriad underwater structures—create maritime megalopolises dense with crevices and hidey-holes for fish and other sea creatures.
—Fanni Szakal, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2024
Its ultimate honeymoon hidey-hole, though, is Villa Rahasia, an off-grid retreat on a secret cove reached via a 90-minute trek from the resort, where couples only have the stars in the sky for company.
—Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2023
Chris Schalkx, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025
But no sooner had còsagach caught on than Gaelic speakers rose up in protest, saying the word didn’t evoke coziness so much as a damp hidey-hole, the kind of mossy burrow that a small creature might live in.
—Leslie Jamison, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2025
Aping the fastidious wartime geolocation of videos shot by Islamic State forces, Russian military units, and other murderous pariahs, the intrepid Bellingcat detective further pin-points Ammon’s hidey-hole with the aid of mountaineering-app PeakVisor, Google Earth, and Google Street View.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
Whereas wood and plastic boards are full of hidey-holes for nasties, titanium cutting boards leave no place for germs and odors to hide.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2024
Whereas wood and plastic boards are full of hidey-holes for nasties, titanium cutting boards leave no place for germs and odors to hide.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2024
And soon, nature lovers will have a new secret spot to peep them all: a gigantic sculpture that winds through the landscape and includes a hidey-hole specially for birdwatching.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
Reef-building corals—the engineers of myriad underwater structures—create maritime megalopolises dense with crevices and hidey-holes for fish and other sea creatures.
—Fanni Szakal, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2024
Its ultimate honeymoon hidey-hole, though, is Villa Rahasia, an off-grid retreat on a secret cove reached via a 90-minute trek from the resort, where couples only have the stars in the sky for company.
—Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hidey-hole
Noun
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Virunga's forests are also believed to have been used as a hideout by fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces, which has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State jihadist group.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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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
Noun
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Outside of his lair, the world looks barren and deserted, save for a few glowing red rifts in the ground where the world is connected to the Upside Down.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
25 Dec. 2025
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Two young women are trapped in the lair of the Mangittatuarjuk, the Gnawer of Rocks.—
Elaina Patton,
IndieWire,
15 Dec. 2025
Noun
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In some species, ants restructure their nests to slow the transmission of a lethal fungus and in others, ant queens eat infected brood to prevent the spread of disease and recover nutrients.—
Arundathi Nair,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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Two recent fires at PG&E substations cut power to thousands, drew condemnation from members of Congress, and spotlighted a year full of safety and maintenance violations at the utility giant’s substations throughout the region, from oil leaks to broken cooling fans and birds’ nests in equipment.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Hidey-hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hidey-hole. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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