as in lair
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others
police found the stolen jewels under the floorboards in the thief's hideout, a cabin deep in the woods
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Recent Examples of hideout
On Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched strikes on a tunnel hideout beneath a hospital in Gaza, this along with attacks on another hospital, were reportedly in an effort to target Sinwar.
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
In the pre-dawn hours, prosecutors say Routh set up a sniper hideout near Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
After smelling the bullet, Matt’s hunt brings him to the Punisher, who is taking shelter in a secret hideout.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Scouts can also be used to gather resources needed to build new structures in Naoe and Yasuke’s hideout.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
In the pre-dawn hours, prosecutors say Routh set up a sniper hideout near Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
After smelling the bullet, Matt’s hunt brings him to the Punisher, who is taking shelter in a secret hideout.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Scouts can also be used to gather resources needed to build new structures in Naoe and Yasuke’s hideout.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hideout
Noun
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Julie then said something about the mastermind's lair exploding, and, before commercial break, the show naturally flashed a fake shot of a lair exploding out in the wilderness.—
David Wysong,
The Enquirer,
11 July 2025
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In October, after more than five months of searching, Michelle forwarded a Scrim sighting a few blocks from my house, near a quiet brickyard that Tammy suspected of being his lair.—
David W. Brown,
New Yorker,
5 July 2025
Noun
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Stay away from the nest for at least a day. Nests that are located in out-of-the-way spots, such as the back of your property, don’t need to be destroyed.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
11 July 2025
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Earlier studies found that more than 35 percent of loggerhead eggs were preyed upon within nests at Ningaloo, including 80 percent at one single rookery.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
10 July 2025
Noun
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The family makes a den and claims a territory of up to ten miles around it, defending their hunting ground from other mating pairs who might try to settle.—
Helen Whybrow
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
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Sightings may increase after rain, not because the weather directly draws them out, but because flooding forces them to leave their dens or shelters in search of higher, drier ground.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Noun
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As the movie begins wrapping up, his Kryptonian cousin Kara Zor-El aka Supergirl (played here by Milly Alcock of House of the Dragon) crashes into Superman’s icy hideaway, more than a little inebriated.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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Last night's episode also saw the hideaway open for the first time.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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“Hideout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hideout. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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