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
Sarah Paulson’s pint-size hideout Paulson was inspired to buy this Malibu weekend property after seeing how much her dogs loved visiting a friend’s home in the same neighborhood.
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Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 5 Dec. 2024
Back in the present, Oz arrives at his hideout apartment in Crown Point to find the door open, his mother gone, and Victor knocked out on the floor.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
The family appreciated the place as a hideout, remembered Dylan’s local fix-it-man at the time, Michael Leshner.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 6 Dec. 2024
For decades, travelers have been able to see the Frank family’s hideout by visiting the Anne Frank House, a biographical museum created in the 1950s in collaboration with her father, Otto Frank.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 5 Dec. 2024
Back in the present, Oz arrives at his hideout apartment in Crown Point to find the door open, his mother gone, and Victor knocked out on the floor.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
The family appreciated the place as a hideout, remembered Dylan’s local fix-it-man at the time, Michael Leshner.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 6 Dec. 2024
For decades, travelers have been able to see the Frank family’s hideout by visiting the Anne Frank House, a biographical museum created in the 1950s in collaboration with her father, Otto Frank.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hideout
Noun
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But before Guillermo leaves for good, Nandor offers him a seat in his coffin, which unexpectedly is revealed to be the secret entrance to the underground crime-fighting lair much to the former familiar's delight and surprise.—
Stacy Lambe,
People.com,
17 Dec. 2024
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By October 1, the front yards around our home are fully transformed into graveyards, haunted houses, a witch's lair, or zombie central.—
Mia Taylor,
Parents,
11 Oct. 2024
Noun
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The South Asian American ethnic sub-genre also stands out for its take on family relations, which contrast with the typical narratives about heroines who fly the nest and learn to live independently.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Jan. 2025
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The female will deposit eggs outside of the body, usually near the bottom of a body of water or in a nest built out of rocks and other sediment.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The basement level, which includes seven-foot ceilings, tile floors, and a half bath, could be used as a playroom or a media den, per the listing.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
14 Jan. 2025
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Donnie has headed off to Brussels for a new scheme with a new den of thieves from the Balkans known as the Panthers, teaming with crafty Jovanna (Evin Ahmad) and her cohorts Dragon (Orli Shuka) and Slavko (Salvatore Esposito) on a new heist for a treasure trove of jewels.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The luxurious 17-bedroom estate features three swimming pools, a terrace, a fire pit, and a hideaway.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Afterward, the couple honeymooned at a Palm Springs hideaway that just popped up for sale with a nearly $9.3 million price tag.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Hideout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hideout. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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