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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As the game of hide-and-seek gives way, new strategies may hinge more on asymmetric innovations than on submarine numbers and stealth—regardless of how sophisticated those submarines are.
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IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2024
What occurs is a brilliantly tense game of first-person hide-and-seek with a commanding sense of style: schlocky B-movie monster horror à la John Carpenter through the class-conscious lens of Ken Loach.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
This hide-and-seek dynamic becomes especially critical in the crucible of war, where a data breach can mean lost lives or even defeat.
—Ameesh Divatia, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Boone initially portrayed his death as a game of hide-and-seek gone wrong after a night of heavy drinking on Feb. 23, 2020, at their apartment outside Orlando.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 3 Dec. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2024
What occurs is a brilliantly tense game of first-person hide-and-seek with a commanding sense of style: schlocky B-movie monster horror à la John Carpenter through the class-conscious lens of Ken Loach.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
This hide-and-seek dynamic becomes especially critical in the crucible of war, where a data breach can mean lost lives or even defeat.
—Ameesh Divatia, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Boone initially portrayed his death as a game of hide-and-seek gone wrong after a night of heavy drinking on Feb. 23, 2020, at their apartment outside Orlando.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 3 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 25 Dec. 2024.
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