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as in hideouts
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 beds
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 lairs
These involve raiding the lairs of hoodlum rivals, then singlehandedly dissuading them from competition.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Dennis Harvey, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lairs
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From serene mountain hideouts to tiny communities with picture-perfect main streets, here are eight of Tennessee’s most romantic small towns for your next weekend away.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
8 Jan. 2026
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The attackers who raided Kasuwan-Daji arrived from the National Park Forest along Kabe district, according to the police, pointing to a usual trend where abandoned expansive forest reserves act as hideouts for armed gangs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Scan treetops for high points with clear views of the surrounding landscape for nests.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
3 Jan. 2026
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As Interesting Engineering reported in July 2025, workers at the Savannah River Site discovered a series of radioactive wasp nests during routine inspections near the F-Area Tank Farm.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Dec. 2025
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The Fort Collins Rescue Mission has opened a building with dozens of overnight shelter beds on their Harvest Farm property north of Fort Collins.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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The city settled the case two years later, agreeing to create 12,915 new shelter beds or other housing opportunities by June 2027.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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Although the marble bathrooms are themselves little dens of luxury, the proprietary Four Seasons Bed is the star, complete with temperature-regulation technology and pillow menu.—
Juliana Shallcross,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Dec. 2025
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The actor plays a depressed and traumatized FBI agent leading a task force investigating a series of home invasions targeting drug dens in the area.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 Dec. 2025
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DiDonato has appeared on catwalks for major fashion houses and has featured in publications such as Vogue, Elle and Harper’s Bazaar.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Events across the region are taking place all day at schools, local businesses, houses of worship and burned down local landmarks in various stages of rebuilding.—
David Wilson,
Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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There were two living areas with cozy couches and TVs, as well as a den that featured a whiskey library.—
Brittany Loggins,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Jan. 2026
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Our picks include chairs, tables, and couches for up to 80 percent off.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Solo wasps survive the winter as juveniles in places such as underground burrows, hollow stems, or cavities, says Hayes.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
19 Dec. 2025
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In a paleontological first, researchers have discovered that bees used the jawbones of now extinct mammals as burrows.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
16 Dec. 2025
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“Lairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lairs. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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