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hidey-holes

noun

variants or hidy-holes

plural of hidey-hole

as in hideouts

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-holes In the grounds, cycling and walking trails, as well as a wooden treehouse with swings and hidey-holes, will keep the older ones entertained in fair weather. — Sarah Leigh Bannerman, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026

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Mod Periscope The perfect tool to peek out of secret hideouts—and infinitely customizable!

— Jodi Levine, Parents, 21 Aug. 2026
Others recounted people falling sick, being beaten by the rain, and told to hide whenever Nigerian military helicopters flew over the forest hideouts where the captors held them.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The Nazis appear to be constructing bunkers and fortifying machine gun nests here at the border.

— Danielle Parker, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Bald eagles are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, so killing, selling or otherwise harming eagles, their nests or eggs is strictly prohibited.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

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