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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
Noun
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Funky little guesthouses, coastal hideouts, and boutique retreats in the Greek capital.—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
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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
Noun
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The Tree Swallows arrived in March and are now building their nests with grasses and pine needles from the surrounding fields.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
1 May 2026
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Unlike the solitary nests of apes, these early campsites became the first community spaces in human history.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Instead, plant citrus and avocado into their own beds, including a dedicated inline drip irrigation zone.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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According to Gifford and Irish-Hanson, about 3 inches of mulch is a reliable guideline for most garden beds.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Are prediction markets safe places for news junkies to bet on events - or dens of insider trading?—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Are prediction markets safe places for news junkies to bet on events — or dens of insider trading?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In Lincoln Square on Saturday afternoon, nearly half a block of houses on West Carmen Avenue was sectioned off with police tape while police searched for the suspect.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Closer to home, agents searched houses across New England, relying heavily on informants.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Oversized couches are paired with glam accents that give the space a Hollywood touch.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
1 May 2026
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Cafés with elbow-to-elbow laptop workstations send a different message than ones with couches arranged around coffee tables.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
1 May 2026
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An unseasonable weather pattern that included heavy rain and sweltering heat served as a signal for rattlesnakes to slither out of their underground winter burrows in search of food and mates.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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There may be four to five flat entrance holes to burrows concentrated in a small area.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Lairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lairs. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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