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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
The six-bedroom, four-story house has an elevator and roof deck; grand rooms with high coffered ceilings; and a lower level with wine cellar, bar, and a den opening to a two-car garage.
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The Week Staff, theweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Harry Potter Aragog in The Forbidden Forest Set Step inside The Chamber of Secrets and help Harry Potter and Ron Weasley escape the spider den in the Forbidden Forest.
—Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Here's how to keep wild turkeys away from your yard
Other Animals
While you may be tempted to blame other animals such as opossums or snakes, or even coyotes for making holes or burrows in your yard, these creatures are more likely to use existing animal holes for their dens.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
At the Ship Ahoy, his favorite drinking den, Lee spots and takes a liking to a regular visitor, Eugene Allerton, played by Drew Starkey.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 18 Dec. 2024
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The Week Staff, theweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Harry Potter Aragog in The Forbidden Forest Set Step inside The Chamber of Secrets and help Harry Potter and Ron Weasley escape the spider den in the Forbidden Forest.
—Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Here's how to keep wild turkeys away from your yard
Other Animals
While you may be tempted to blame other animals such as opossums or snakes, or even coyotes for making holes or burrows in your yard, these creatures are more likely to use existing animal holes for their dens.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
At the Ship Ahoy, his favorite drinking den, Lee spots and takes a liking to a regular visitor, Eugene Allerton, played by Drew Starkey.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for den
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But before Guillermo leaves for good, Nandor offers him a seat in his coffin, which unexpectedly is revealed to be the secret entrance to the underground crime-fighting lair much to the former familiar's delight and surprise.Stacy Lambe, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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By October 1, the front yards around our home are fully transformed into graveyards, haunted houses, a witch's lair, or zombie central.Mia Taylor, Parents, 11 Oct. 2024
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While Portugal seems like a quiet oasis on the edge of the Atlantic, its glamorous casinos, hotels, and secret hideouts become the stage for a network of daring women spies, exchanging vital information that could turn the tide of the conflict.Marta Balaga, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
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The action hops from the streets of London to a monastery outside Ankara to Kraven’s Siberian taiga hideout, where Calypso puts her summer camp archery skills to good use with a crossbow.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
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The female will deposit eggs outside of the body, usually near the bottom of a body of water or in a nest built out of rocks and other sediment.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
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The South Asian American ethnic sub-genre also stands out for its take on family relations, which contrast with the typical narratives about heroines who fly the nest and learn to live independently.H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
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Greg and his father had built, largely by hand, a beautiful house with a 270-degree view of the San Francisco Bay, with a floor of hand-cut slate on which sat the baby grand piano.Peter Mehren, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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By 6:30 that morning, nothing remained save the shell of a house that was once owned by Mayer Singerman, a former village mayor and later where mother-in-law, Mignon, and husband, Tom McDade, spent their last days.Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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Some animals, such as frogs and rodents, don't travel far and seek cover instead in underground burrows where they can be protected from the heat.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Its burrows would have served as safe havens during vulnerable times, such as sleeping or nesting.Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Den.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/den. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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