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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Maybe the girl had crawled under a neighbor's trailer while playing hide-and-seek.
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Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
The quest to find Luna 9 is more than a game of celestial hide-and-seek.
—Ilya Ferapontov, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
Weaving reprises Grace MacCaullay, the blushing bride who was forced to lay waste to her wealthy new in-laws during their sadistic rendition of hide-and-seek.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
For families While certain areas of Zash feel distinctly grown-up, the citrus groves are hide-and-seek heaven, the pool is open enough to keep one eye on a brood with the other on a glass of Donna Fugata, and a sensible approach to timings makes the restaurant fair game too.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
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Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
The quest to find Luna 9 is more than a game of celestial hide-and-seek.
—Ilya Ferapontov, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
Weaving reprises Grace MacCaullay, the blushing bride who was forced to lay waste to her wealthy new in-laws during their sadistic rendition of hide-and-seek.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
For families While certain areas of Zash feel distinctly grown-up, the citrus groves are hide-and-seek heaven, the pool is open enough to keep one eye on a brood with the other on a glass of Donna Fugata, and a sensible approach to timings makes the restaurant fair game too.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Hide-and-seek.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hide-and-seek. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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