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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
Cable television was a gamechanger of gargantuan proportions as fans could watch, get this, home games on their television (likely color by then) in the comfort of their den.
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Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Recently, a den was discovered beneath the entryway, suggesting the snakes had been breeding undisturbed for years.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Long considered one of the best places for wings throughout the metro area, this wooden den of dart throwing and patio drinking is famous for its indifference to change.
—Mike Jordan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 May 2025
Off the great room, through folding French doors, is a spacious formal dining room, which Ms. Yarrow said her father had closed off and for a while turned into a den with his favorite massage chair there.
—Vivian Marino, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Recently, a den was discovered beneath the entryway, suggesting the snakes had been breeding undisturbed for years.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Long considered one of the best places for wings throughout the metro area, this wooden den of dart throwing and patio drinking is famous for its indifference to change.
—Mike Jordan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 May 2025
Off the great room, through folding French doors, is a spacious formal dining room, which Ms. Yarrow said her father had closed off and for a while turned into a den with his favorite massage chair there.
—Vivian Marino, New York Times, 29 Apr. 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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Video showed that, as the eaglet took off at 10:46 a.m., Gizmo’s head swiveled, monitoring as Sunny fledged, or made an inaugural flight from the nest.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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More than 200 modern bird species nest in the Arctic, braving the harsh conditions each year.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 June 2025
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Once near the bases, the roofs of the mobile houses were remotely opened, and the drones deployed to launch their strikes.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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It's tucked in the basement of a house in the residential area of Nishiazabu.—
Bella Stoddart,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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Burrowing owls are also desert dwellers and have adapted by digging burrows underground for nesting and shelter.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 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 10 Jun. 2025.
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