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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
In the wild, this would be a den, and at home, kennels or beds.
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
That memory, faint but enduring, was set in the downstairs den of their home.
—Ajdina Halilovic, Wired News, 6 July 2025
The rhino skin, bearing blond fur, was only partially digested, suggesting the pups were resting in their den and died shortly after their last meal, Runge said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 June 2025
The family makes a den and claims a territory of up to ten miles around it, defending their hunting ground from other mating pairs who might try to settle.
—Helen Whybrow
july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
That memory, faint but enduring, was set in the downstairs den of their home.
—Ajdina Halilovic, Wired News, 6 July 2025
The rhino skin, bearing blond fur, was only partially digested, suggesting the pups were resting in their den and died shortly after their last meal, Runge said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 June 2025
The family makes a den and claims a territory of up to ten miles around it, defending their hunting ground from other mating pairs who might try to settle.
—Helen Whybrow
july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for den
Recent Examples of Synonyms for den
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
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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
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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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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
Noun
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Federal grant funding had been earmarked for the factory, but the money was taken back before any houses were produced.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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The mother and daughter couldn’t swim, and the family waited out the storm in their home as the waters flooded — but didn’t dislodge — their house.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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The eggs then hatch into larvae (maggots) that burrow into the flesh, causing potentially deadly damage.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2025
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In an underground river of southern China, a scaly creature with four nostrils tucked itself into a burrow.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2025
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“Den.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/den. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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