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as in hideouts
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others
the detectives tracked the thieves to their lair and arrested them
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as in beds
British dialect
a place set aside for sleeping
while he was on the road, he used the back compartment of his lorry as his lair
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Recent Examples of lairs
These involve raiding the lairs of hoodlum rivals, then singlehandedly dissuading them from competition.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Dennis Harvey, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lairs
Noun
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Guests settle into plush dining chairs and couchette-style hideouts for exquisite suppers in Art Deco interiors, all while the train trundles through the British countryside.—
Connor Sturges,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Feb. 2026
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Taiwo Adebayo, a researcher specializing in Boko Haram at the Institute for Security Studies, said the army began an offensive last month, proactively moving into hideouts to engage the insurgents.—
Dyepkazah Shibayan,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Missouri had more than 600 active bald eagle nests, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
10 Feb. 2026
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Additionally, if humans on the beach disturb or damage the bird’s habitat, adult plovers will abandon their nests for long periods of time, endangering the unhatched chicks, the bird alliance said.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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One way to keep the color coming is to use an all-purpose fertilizer regularly and mix and match annuals and perennials throughout your beds and containers.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
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No One Dies has resources, including some transportation, for moving people to places with available beds, including facilities outside Providence.—
Mark Reynolds,
The Providence Journal,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Loft spaces, finished basements, dens, and extra bedrooms offer families and buyers more room to meet their myriad needs.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
7 Feb. 2026
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Male polar bears are active throughout the winter, unlike pregnant females that seek dens to enter their deep winter sleep and give birth.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There are signs that lawmakers in both parties see the benefits of taking steps to add houses before this year's elections.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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Sixty-five warming spaces — located at hospitals, houses of worship and schools — are active around town throughout the weekend, with warming buses also parked outside many of the hospitals and also transit hubs.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Mattresses and questionably clean bedding were dredged up, dusty couches cleared of detritus.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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The team worked alongside local artisans to preserve frescoes and medieval details while layering in aromatic woods, soft carpets, vibrant wool blankets, and rusty-hued velvet couches.—
Jenn Rice,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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According to information about the rat control program, signs of rats in a residential yard could include burrows, droppings or dirt mounds near fences or garages.—
Jessi Virtusio,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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The rodents are known to live in underground burrows, where they usually are located when called upon to do their Groundhog Day duties.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Lairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lairs. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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