as in stashing
the placing of something out of sight
fearing that the enemy would soon be upon them, the museum director oversaw the hiding of the most valuable works of art
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as in concealing
to put into a hiding place
the thief had hidden the stolen jewelry under the floorboards
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as in obscuring
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 lurking
to remain out of sight
he hid in the closet while his roommate lied to the probation officer
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as in licking
to strike repeatedly
the grizzled quartermaster threatened to hide any soldier caught stealing provisions
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as in whipping
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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Recent Examples of hiding
Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
The baseless claims against Dominion caused one of its executives to go into hiding in 2020, and led to numerous defamation lawsuits.
—Npr Washington Desk, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
Moreover, the cost of hiding is always higher than the risk of being seen.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Critics also argued that certain protections, like manual comment-hiding, place the burden on teens themselves rather than preventing harm upfront.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
That includes Princess Hind (Aiysha Hart), who has been in hiding deep in the desert with her father King Numan (Ghassan Massoud).
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Adkins called for backup, and police quickly found Manchester hiding in shrubs by the water tower.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
Brian’s life is saved by Murtagh, who tackles him and rolls him to a hiding spot while the assassins pass.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 26 Sep. 2025
The screamers were easy to spot once their group emerged from the sewer onto the city block right before my hiding spot.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
In 2024, Machado’s candidacy was blocked, she was prevented from leaving the country, and she has been forced to live in hiding.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Machado, who is the founder of the pro-democracy movement Sumate, and a key opponent of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, is currently living in hiding somewhere in Venezuela following threats to her life.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
On the contrary, the sand might be hiding some very serious problems of its own.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
Maduro, however, refused to leave power, and Machado remains in the country, in hiding.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
That means the New York Giants rookie quarterback isn’t hiding from the past failures that have hung over the franchise like a dark cloud for the past decade.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Machado, who has lived in hiding for over a year, joins a list of laureates—including Liu Xiaobo, Narges Mohammadi, and Ales Bialiatski—who have remained imprisoned or under threat after receiving the honor.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
These are copper problems, hiding in plain sight.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
There’s no hiding what’s going on in his head.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
The baseless claims against Dominion caused one of its executives to go into hiding in 2020, and led to numerous defamation lawsuits.
—Npr Washington Desk, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
Moreover, the cost of hiding is always higher than the risk of being seen.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Critics also argued that certain protections, like manual comment-hiding, place the burden on teens themselves rather than preventing harm upfront.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
That includes Princess Hind (Aiysha Hart), who has been in hiding deep in the desert with her father King Numan (Ghassan Massoud).
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Adkins called for backup, and police quickly found Manchester hiding in shrubs by the water tower.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
Brian’s life is saved by Murtagh, who tackles him and rolls him to a hiding spot while the assassins pass.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 26 Sep. 2025
The screamers were easy to spot once their group emerged from the sewer onto the city block right before my hiding spot.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
And inside the hedges was my tour photographer hiding in bushes that had not previously been there.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
In 2024, Machado’s candidacy was blocked, she was prevented from leaving the country, and she has been forced to live in hiding.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Machado, who is the founder of the pro-democracy movement Sumate, and a key opponent of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, is currently living in hiding somewhere in Venezuela following threats to her life.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
On the contrary, the sand might be hiding some very serious problems of its own.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
Maduro, however, refused to leave power, and Machado remains in the country, in hiding.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
That means the New York Giants rookie quarterback isn’t hiding from the past failures that have hung over the franchise like a dark cloud for the past decade.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Machado, who has lived in hiding for over a year, joins a list of laureates—including Liu Xiaobo, Narges Mohammadi, and Ales Bialiatski—who have remained imprisoned or under threat after receiving the honor.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
These are copper problems, hiding in plain sight.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 2025
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