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
Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Margot Frank, Anne’s older sister, received her notice dated July 5, 1942, thus prompting the family to go into hiding above the Frank family’s office building in central Amsterdam.
—Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Adkins called for backup, and police quickly found Manchester hiding in shrubs by the water tower.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
There was no hiding how important Sunday’s 21-18 win over the Chargers was to Daboll.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 29 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
Cats are notorious for finding niche hiding spots—but one curious feline's discovery turned out to be a close call.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Complicating their mission, the government has placed the town under military quarantine and intensified its hunt for Eleven, forcing her back into hiding.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
The former high school football player who killed four people inside a Manhattan office tower that houses the headquarters of the NFL, and who blamed the league for hiding the dangers of brain injuries, was suffering from the degenerative brain disease CTE, a city medical examiner said Friday.
—CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Some are found lurking in remote corners of the world, while others have been hiding right under our noses.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Arthur is intent on hiding his homosexuality, which inevitably complicates his plans to take over his father’s seat in Parliament.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
The staff report describes an investigation into DOGE activities at three agencies, including a site visit at the General Services Administration (GSA) in which DOGE officials appeared to be hiding certain areas from view.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Your true self is inside yourself, hiding somewhere.
—William Earl, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
While under their employment, Millie comes to see the dark secrets that the couple — Nina (Seyfried) and Andrew (Brandon Sklenar) — are hiding.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Buxton had been hiding in the 12-year-old’s room for 10 days before the family found him, officers told FOX 13.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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
Margot Frank, Anne’s older sister, received her notice dated July 5, 1942, thus prompting the family to go into hiding above the Frank family’s office building in central Amsterdam.
—Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Adkins called for backup, and police quickly found Manchester hiding in shrubs by the water tower.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
There was no hiding how important Sunday’s 21-18 win over the Chargers was to Daboll.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 29 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
Cats are notorious for finding niche hiding spots—but one curious feline's discovery turned out to be a close call.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Complicating their mission, the government has placed the town under military quarantine and intensified its hunt for Eleven, forcing her back into hiding.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
Then, in the early 2010s, fracking and horizontal drilling technology unlocked the deposits hiding in the shale bed and unleashed vast wealth that went beyond the county residents’ wildest dreams.
—Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
The former high school football player who killed four people inside a Manhattan office tower that houses the headquarters of the NFL, and who blamed the league for hiding the dangers of brain injuries, was suffering from the degenerative brain disease CTE, a city medical examiner said Friday.
—CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Some are found lurking in remote corners of the world, while others have been hiding right under our noses.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Arthur is intent on hiding his homosexuality, which inevitably complicates his plans to take over his father’s seat in Parliament.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
The staff report describes an investigation into DOGE activities at three agencies, including a site visit at the General Services Administration (GSA) in which DOGE officials appeared to be hiding certain areas from view.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Your true self is inside yourself, hiding somewhere.
—William Earl, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
While under their employment, Millie comes to see the dark secrets that the couple — Nina (Seyfried) and Andrew (Brandon Sklenar) — are hiding.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Buxton had been hiding in the 12-year-old’s room for 10 days before the family found him, officers told FOX 13.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Hiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hiding. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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