hide-and-seek
noun
: a children's game in which one player does not look while others hide and then goes to find them
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Kids playing hide-and-seek in cemeteries and teenagers drinking beer at night weren’t uncommon, Molloy said.
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Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
The Babysitter’s Club star Malia Baker discovers her inner animal to survive a deadly hide-and-seek wilderness pursuit in the trailer for the Hair of the Bear thriller, which dropped on Thursday.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Daphne Fama’s most gothic game of hide-and-seek is set against the Philippine’s People Power Revolution of 1986.
—Neil McRobert, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
Hopefully, other neighborhoods around the country are similar to ours with kids riding bikes and playing hide-and-seek
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Who else remembers when getting mail was the most exciting thing ever?
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 18 Sep. 2025
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Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
The Babysitter’s Club star Malia Baker discovers her inner animal to survive a deadly hide-and-seek wilderness pursuit in the trailer for the Hair of the Bear thriller, which dropped on Thursday.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Daphne Fama’s most gothic game of hide-and-seek is set against the Philippine’s People Power Revolution of 1986.
—Neil McRobert, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
Hopefully, other neighborhoods around the country are similar to ours with kids riding bikes and playing hide-and-seek
Letter writing and pen pals
Who else remembers when getting mail was the most exciting thing ever?
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hide-and-seek
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“Hide-and-seek.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hide-and-seek. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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