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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
And, with higher insurance premiums reflecting the risk for buildings there, these neighborhoods will likely become even more exclusive dens for the rich.
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Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 23 Jan. 2025
Photo : Simon Berlyn A seating nook can be found just off the den.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
Maxwell was working security at the gambling den, which had a front room facing Hegeman, an inner room where cards, craps and dominoes were played, and a backyard patio.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
Three men have accepted plea deals in the 2022 attack of a gambling den patron who was allegedly stripped nude and beaten to a pulp inside the illicit casino.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for den 
Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 23 Jan. 2025
Photo : Simon Berlyn A seating nook can be found just off the den.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
Maxwell was working security at the gambling den, which had a front room facing Hegeman, an inner room where cards, craps and dominoes were played, and a backyard patio.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
Three men have accepted plea deals in the 2022 attack of a gambling den patron who was allegedly stripped nude and beaten to a pulp inside the illicit casino.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for den
Recent Examples of Synonyms for den
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The infected spiders leave their usual webbed lairs, move to more open spaces, and ultimately die while clinging to cave ceilings or walls.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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Unlike most of the relatively flat Dakota prairie, the Missouri breaks that make up much of Sutton Bay’s landscape create an assortment of coulees with cattail bottoms, perfect lairs to hide the shifty late-season pheasants.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes,
9 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Although scout spies can be costly, players can refill them by finding hideouts scattered around the world.—
Gieson Cacho,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Agents of Sabotage is no different, adding meaningful upgrades with a new hideout in the Darnell Bros Garment Factory.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Turtles likely remember magnetic conditioning for a much longer duration, Goforth noted, since most loggerheads leave their nesting beach as hatchlings and return around 20 years later to lay their first nest.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
12 Feb. 2025
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His son, John, 18, and daughter, Elizabeth, quickly returned to the nest.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The crew shot on the beach, at the harbor, at the house and at Old Town in eight different looks.—
Lisa Lockwood,
WWD,
18 Feb. 2025
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Ten children grew up in this house with their cousins and relatives.—
Euan Ward,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Will Punxsutawney Phil emerge from his burrow and see his shadow?—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2025
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Officially designated the state reptile of Georgia in 1989, these fascinating animals are considered a keystone species within their natural habitat thanks to their large burrows, with many Peach State mammals, insects and other reptiles using them for shelter.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Den.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/den. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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