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as in hideout
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others
the detectives tracked the thieves to their lair and arrested them
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as in bed
British dialect
a place set aside for sleeping
while he was on the road, he used the back compartment of his lorry as his lair
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Recent Examples of lair
The hostage was then held in Village de Dieu, a seaside slum south of the capital that serves as the gang leader’s base of operations and a kidnapping lair.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
The Peacock Lounge is part elegant speakeasy, part subterranean lair, hidden away from the rowdier crowds making bar runs in Savannah on a Saturday night.
—Adam Kuehl, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Built into an old limestone quarry, the winery felt like a Bond villain’s secret lair—sleek, subterranean, and wildly impressive.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
There is no cabal of pinkos sitting in a secret lair deciding to make Wikipedia a left-leaning entity.
—Imogen West-Knights, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
The Peacock Lounge is part elegant speakeasy, part subterranean lair, hidden away from the rowdier crowds making bar runs in Savannah on a Saturday night.
—Adam Kuehl, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Built into an old limestone quarry, the winery felt like a Bond villain’s secret lair—sleek, subterranean, and wildly impressive.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
There is no cabal of pinkos sitting in a secret lair deciding to make Wikipedia a left-leaning entity.
—Imogen West-Knights, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lair
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The octopuses can safely stand still during their hour-long mating process because, Villar speculates, both male and female can be hidden in their respective rocky hideouts.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
2 Apr. 2026
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At the time of writing, the clip of her hamster’s great escape and hideout has been watched over 308,000 times.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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The study showed that these bacteria moved between intimate individuals and those who share nests.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2026
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But even the entry-level Superior Rooms offer good-sized nests for a Florentine sojourn, and there is no such thing as a small bathroom in this establishment (or one, come to that, without enough marble to carve a David).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026
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Ayotte, a Republican, had sparred with federal officials after ICE disclosed plans to spend $158 million to convert a warehouse in the town into a 500-bed processing center.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The landlord got rid of his king-sized bed, his Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Fendi and Dolce and Gabbana items.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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In one scene, Kahan is at his house in Nashville, packing for a brief tour.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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And Palmer recognizes the architectural elements that make a house feel extra special.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2026
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Set near the foot of South Mountain and its 100 miles of trails, Wonderift adopts an earthy ethos, recycling grounds and providing a no-velvet-couch, no-frills hangout to hikers.—
Chris Malloy,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Apr. 2026
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Thao’s toddler grandson was napping on the couch when the immigration agents broke through the door on a Sunday afternoon and forced their way in with guns drawn, according to the family.—
Mark Vancleave,
Twin Cities,
13 Apr. 2026
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Miniature microwaves are the perfect addition to a recreational vehicle, dormitory room, den or other small space.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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What looked at first to be a repeat of a recent sketch about wine-drinking wives chatting in the kitchen and playing truth or dare instead pivoted to a scene about husbands stuck together in a den with nothing to talk about.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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Deputies found the inmate unresponsive on his bunk and began CPR as jail medical staff responded.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Staff found the 57-year-old unresponsive in his bunk and began CPR.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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However, there have been several instances since early 2025 in which wild burrows were found shot by arrows.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Adult carrot flies lay their eggs near carrots, and when those eggs hatch, the larvae burrow into the soil and chew holes and tunnels in the carrot roots.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Lair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lair. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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