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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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In the springtime, walk around and look for activity or new nests near your living spaces or in doorways or fence poles.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
23 May 2026
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Carpenter ants excavate wood from windowsills and other areas to build their nests.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Plan for a seven-to-ten-day process to fully acclimate them before installing them in your beds or containers.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Flower beds are a beautiful addition to any yard, but some grasses will creep in and try to take over the space.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
23 May 2026
Noun
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In September, the garter snakes begin to return to the dens and stay above ground until the weather gets too cool for them.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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While you may be tempted to blame other animals such as opossums or snakes, or even coyotes for making holes or burrows in your yard, these creatures are more likely to use existing animal holes for their dens.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Still under construction are a series of woodland houses and cottages, two Padel courts and an ambitious Roman-style bath house.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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They've been called granny flats, carriage houses, or mother-in-law suites.—
Lee Cowan,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
Noun
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The Knicks will have to buckle down and win two of the next four contests against a scrappy Cleveland Cavaliers team, but the fans will unfortunately have to watch from the comfort of their own couches.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
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Using a lint roller on upholstered pieces of furniture like couches and occasional chairs is an easy and quick way to combat the dust that settles on the fabric on the back that faces that lines the wall or any other part of the fabric as well.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
20 May 2026
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There are a few possibilities for non-gopher holes, including the Norway rat, voles, moles, rabbits, ground squirrels and snakes, which don’t dig their own underground burrows but take over old tunnels and improve upon them.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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Health officials say people can also encounter hantavirus risk while handling firewood, working in rodent-prone outdoor areas or disturbing rodent nests and burrows.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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“Lairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lairs. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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