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hideaway

noun

ˈhīd-ə-ˌwā

Definition of hideaway

as in hideout

a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others the novelist has a little hideaway in the country where he goes whenever he wants to do some serious writing

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Recent Examples of hideaway In addition to reading books and sipping wine in the nook, shoppers enjoy it as a poolside refuge, a balcony hideaway, or a comfy spot to kick back and watch their kids play. — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026 This sexy Village hideaway serves a killer linguine vongole, a perfect branzino and a mean pistachio and passion fruit mousse. — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Firewood Stacks Even the neatest firewood stack can provide a cozy hideaway for rodents. — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 14 July 2026 Design small hideaways where people can gather for drinks and try mixing formal with informal to stimulate visual tension. — Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for hideaway

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Others recounted people falling sick, being beaten by the rain, and told to hide whenever Nigerian military helicopters flew over the forest hideouts where the captors held them.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Today the house at 176 Butch Cassidy Drive is named Robbers Roost, after the remote hideout in Utah used by Cassidy’s notorious Wild Bunch gang.

— Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

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In July, Roku made the city even more interactive with a new brand campaign that guides users to visit six themed areas featuring humorous promo spots, including a pirate ship, a volcano and a villain’s evil lair.

— Pat Saperstein, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
Fast-forward from the lair of a mythical creature to the feeds of Gen-Z influencers and tangy, curd-y cheese is still having a moment.

— Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Aug. 2026

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