as in hideouts
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others
cave-riddled mountains that offer a multitude of concealments where a fugitive could hide indefinitely
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Recent Examples of concealments
For Stroheim, the palaces and playgrounds of the rich are elaborate concealments of the drudgery and the squalor underlying comforts and luxuries—and even the bare necessities of everyday people.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2026
The kitchen, fire pit, and lounge area all feature these concealments.
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Tayler Adigun,
Architectural Digest,
24 Aug. 2025
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2026
The kitchen, fire pit, and lounge area all feature these concealments.
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Tayler Adigun,
Architectural Digest,
24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concealments
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Security forces carried out a ground operation along the border late Sunday, followed by strikes against militant hideouts and safe havens, killing 29 fighters, Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said.
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Pakistani security forces carried out a ground operation along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border late Sunday, followed by strikes against militant hideouts and safe havens, killing 29 fighters, Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said.
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These involve raiding the lairs of hoodlum rivals, then singlehandedly dissuading them from competition.
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To discourage them from building nests in your lawn, fill in any bare patches with grass seed or other plants and fertilize regularly.
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Most bird nests are legally protected, so if eggs or chicks are present, leave the nest undisturbed until the birds move on.
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“Concealments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concealments. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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