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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
Down in his lair, Pennywise is sleeping, but apparently not too soundly — as soon as the meteor piece melts, his eyes pop open.
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
The actor suggested that as the season progresses, and his character is invading a secret Russian lair alongside co-worker Robin Buckley (Maya Hawke), parts of their uniform would come off.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 29 Nov. 2025
That story follows Christine’s ascent up the operatic ladder under the tutelage of the Phantom, who brings her to his lair on an underground lake beneath the opera house and presses her to choose between him and the wealthy childhood friend who’s re-entered her life (a solid Daniel Lopez).
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 24 Nov. 2025
Production designer Nathan Crowley imagined Elphaba’s lair as being intertwined with nature, which meant weaving flexible wood and branches into a large sculptural nest built on a top of a platform on a soundstage.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 24 Nov. 2025
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
The actor suggested that as the season progresses, and his character is invading a secret Russian lair alongside co-worker Robin Buckley (Maya Hawke), parts of their uniform would come off.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 29 Nov. 2025
That story follows Christine’s ascent up the operatic ladder under the tutelage of the Phantom, who brings her to his lair on an underground lake beneath the opera house and presses her to choose between him and the wealthy childhood friend who’s re-entered her life (a solid Daniel Lopez).
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 24 Nov. 2025
Production designer Nathan Crowley imagined Elphaba’s lair as being intertwined with nature, which meant weaving flexible wood and branches into a large sculptural nest built on a top of a platform on a soundstage.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 24 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lair
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Taiwo Adebayo, a researcher specializing in Boko Haram at the Institute for Security Studies, said the army began an offensive last month, proactively moving into hideouts to engage the insurgents.—
Dyepkazah Shibayan,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Why would someone dig such a bizarre underground hideout?—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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According to the San Diego Bird Alliance, the western snowy plover lays its eggs in loose sand with little cover along the Pacific coastline, leaving its nest largely unprotected from high tides and weather.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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With or without a bird’s nest in the nearby passion fruit vine, the outdoor living room, where Garner entertains friends in the evening by the fire, is a dreamlike oasis for curling up next to the space heaters with a cozy blanket.—
Architectural Digest,
Architectural Digest,
6 Feb. 2026
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Folding the bed rate increase into the homeless budget cost more than $100 million, according to the county homeless department.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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While fluffy comforters and supportive pillows come to mind, the first — and in our opinion, most important — place to start creating a cloud-like bed is a set of Egyptian cotton sheets.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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But Sunday’s remarkable landslide mean the LDP now has enough seats to override votes in the upper house of parliament, to propose amendments to the constitution, and to chair all lower house committees alongside its coalition partner.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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When Warren went to pick her up at her parents' house, her brothers, Kevin, Reggie and Wayne, surrounded him.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Ayers would head straight to the beat-up old couch, her friend would head to the stage to perform her poetry, and Ayers would feel recharged.—
Lucia Cheng,
Des Moines Register,
10 Feb. 2026
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The camera pans over and the adorable, singing Pokémon Jigglypuff is sitting on the couch.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
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Forest-clearing, road-building and human agriculture have been a net good for groundhogs, increasing their access to food and providing them places to construct their dens, according to the Animal Diversity Web operated by the University of Michigan.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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The female coyotes often stay with the newborns in the den while the males go out to collect food.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Elsewhere, the children’s bunkroom pairs two built-in bunks with two captain’s beds tucked in their own alcoves.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
6 Feb. 2026
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Even as water started seeping into the cabins scattered along the riverbank, Edward Eastland insisted the campers stay put and climb to the top bunks, the lawsuit says.—
Hayley Walker,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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According to information about the rat control program, signs of rats in a residential yard could include burrows, droppings or dirt mounds near fences or garages.—
Jessi Virtusio,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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If the groundhog sees its shadow after emerging from hibernating in its burrow, it’s supposed to predict six more weeks of winter.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Lair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lair. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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