1
as in hiding
the placing of something out of sight
your choice of the oven for the concealment of the money was unwise
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2
as in hideout
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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Noun
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To fight an elusive enemy operating clandestinely at night and from hideouts deep in swamps and jungles, the U.S. military turned to environmental modification technologies.—
Pamela McElwee,
The Conversation,
28 Apr. 2025 -
While Pakistani security forces frequently target TTP hideouts in the restive northwest and elsewhere, such operations in Kashmir are rare.—
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
Arkansas Online,
30 May 2025
Noun
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For those who haven't seen it, Kiss play themselves facing down an evil inventor who keeps his secret lair in an amusement park.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
7 June 2025
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Julie then said something about the mastermind's lair exploding, and, before commercial break, the show naturally flashed a fake shot of a lair exploding out in the wilderness.—
David Wysong,
The Enquirer,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Insoluble fibre, which doesn’t break down within the body and passes through relatively unchanged, irritates the gut, causing water and mucus secretions to soften stool.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
18 July 2025
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Mucus secretion was mostly overlooked until Yue decided to incorporate it into his robo-suckers.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 June 2025
Noun
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This season, which started out so strong, just limps to the finale like Peg-Leg Pete stumbling through a termite nest.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
23 July 2025
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There were 12 to 15 circular nests easily visible within about a 10-by-15-foot area next to the shore, with each one being guarded by a male pumpkinseed swimming in place in the middle of each nest.—
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
22 July 2025
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“Concealment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concealment. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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