hide-and-seek
noun
: a children's game in which one player does not look while others hide and then goes to find them
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See my detailed analysis of this hide-and-seek gambit at the link here.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
With their colossal bodies and ponderous feet, elephants have never struck me as masters of hide-and-seek.
—Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
And Finally… To leave you with a smile, here’s an incredible hide-and-seek competitor.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 6 Feb. 2025
Some experts even think the game of maritime hide-and-seek could end by 2050.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2024
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
With their colossal bodies and ponderous feet, elephants have never struck me as masters of hide-and-seek.
—Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
And Finally… To leave you with a smile, here’s an incredible hide-and-seek competitor.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 6 Feb. 2025
Some experts even think the game of maritime hide-and-seek could end by 2050.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Hide-and-seek.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hide-and-seek. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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