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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
Some dens were built near homes and buildings, but those houses were most often vacant and the buildings were abandoned.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026
There will be three stages of performances, a creative zone with more than 30 arts organizations, a storyteller's den, a joy of drumming tent, an instrument petting zoo, and food from area vendors.
—Cary Darling, Houston Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
The brothers have been bonding in a private behind-the-scenes den at the Carnivore Conservation Center but are beginning to explore beyond that space, officials said earlier this month.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Officials captured the female bear and her cubs, who were living in a den underneath a nearby home, on Sunday.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026
There will be three stages of performances, a creative zone with more than 30 arts organizations, a storyteller's den, a joy of drumming tent, an instrument petting zoo, and food from area vendors.
—Cary Darling, Houston Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
The brothers have been bonding in a private behind-the-scenes den at the Carnivore Conservation Center but are beginning to explore beyond that space, officials said earlier this month.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Officials captured the female bear and her cubs, who were living in a den underneath a nearby home, on Sunday.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for den
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And then there’s newcomer, a disruptor given the name Pumpkin (Lola Fung), who formerly worked at a pretzel shop and enters this lair with suspicion.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Both are one-night-in-hell slashers about two estranged sisters forced to fight their way out of a lair of rich people who’ve joined a devil cult and are hellbent on sacrificing them to their dark lord.—
Jada Yuan,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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At the time of writing, the clip of her hamster’s great escape and hideout has been watched over 308,000 times.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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The tour came in response to the Ecuadoran defense ministry's March 25 statement that his property wasn't a dairy farm, as had been reported, but a drug trafficking hideout, based on United States intelligence.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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But active nests like those the Tennis Club’s newest residents made cannot be removed or relocated.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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As the waterways are taken over by this single plant species, less and less habitat is available for our native wildlife to nest, eat, and breed.—
Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
5 Apr. 2026
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Bringing a new perspective to campus Last summer, Tamura returned to campus, moving into a house across the street from UC Health.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Photos of the collision show the big rig with its back end on the road and its nose down the hilly yard, just feet from the house.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
31 Mar. 2026
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However, there have been several instances since early 2025 in which wild burrows were found shot by arrows.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Adult carrot flies lay their eggs near carrots, and when those eggs hatch, the larvae burrow into the soil and chew holes and tunnels in the carrot roots.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Den.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/den. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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