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as in hideout
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others
an abandoned building that is often used as a den by the city's petty criminals
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Recent Examples of den
The female mega den snakes carry their young for three to four months before delivering between eight and 17 babies.
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Rachel Flynn, People.com, 14 May 2025
Photo: Eytan Stern Weber/Evan Joseph Images A slim passageway off the gallery leads to bedrooms and a den.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 19 May 2025
For example, the main rooms can be neutral, but maybe the powder room gets color, or the den goes moody.
—Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2025
Holding court in the east wing are a formal dining room, a gourmet kitchen with a butler’s pantry, a family room, and staff quarters, plus a lavish primary suite boasting a private balcony, walk-in closets, a luxe bath, a fitness room, and a den.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 9 May 2025
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Rachel Flynn, People.com, 14 May 2025
Photo: Eytan Stern Weber/Evan Joseph Images A slim passageway off the gallery leads to bedrooms and a den.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 19 May 2025
For example, the main rooms can be neutral, but maybe the powder room gets color, or the den goes moody.
—Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2025
Holding court in the east wing are a formal dining room, a gourmet kitchen with a butler’s pantry, a family room, and staff quarters, plus a lavish primary suite boasting a private balcony, walk-in closets, a luxe bath, a fitness room, and a den.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for den
Noun
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Fitting for an actor, the house hides a cinematic lair.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Kelly scooped at the firm snow, tiny icicles swaying from his white mustache, but couldn’t find a lair.—
Alec Luhn,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Up until the al-Qaeda forces discover their hideout, the action is contained to mundane activities: confirming operations, tracking other platoons’ movements.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
7 May 2025
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Based on a true story, a father and son in a warzone hospital face life-or-death choices as their hideout becomes increasingly compromised.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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One possible explanation for this is that an obvious reaction might draw attention to their nests and leave their eggs more at risk of predation.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 June 2025
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The property offers a range of options, including tent campsites, beds within wooden nests, 16 yurts, a tiny house, and 2 domed Autonomous Tents.—
Jessie Beck,
AFAR Media,
16 June 2025
Noun
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Cameras with long lenses will be perched in the back of the house while others will be hidden in speakers and TV monitors so viewers can get up close and personal shots of the action.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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That’s because the residence in question is the International Space Station (ISS), a million-pound orbital outpost with a footprint larger than a football field and the habitable volume of a six-bedroom house, circling the Earth 250 miles overhead.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 June 2025
Noun
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After mating, the females drop to the turfgrass and burrow into the soil to lay their eggs, says Joseph.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
27 May 2025
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Hares tend to live in open fields or meadows and are solitary, while rabbits are more social and often live in burrows or warrens, which provide protection from predators.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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“Den.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/den. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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