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as in hideout
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others
the artist's desert hermitage was a small adobe house at the end of a long dusty road
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Recent Examples of hermitage
According to Campbell, garden hermitages originated in southern Europe, likely during the Italian Renaissance.
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Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2023
While medieval hermitages were used chiefly for religious purposes, English garden hermitages were decorative (a type of architecture known as garden follies), incorporating natural elements like tree roots or drawing inspiration from rustic, pastoral designs.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2023
The novel’s narrator, a botanist, lives there in a hermitage, working with his brother to catalogue the flora of the region.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
From the Mirador de Sant Joan at the top of the funicular, hikers can choose from several routes of varying difficulty that lead to different hermitages in the mountains.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
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Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2023
While medieval hermitages were used chiefly for religious purposes, English garden hermitages were decorative (a type of architecture known as garden follies), incorporating natural elements like tree roots or drawing inspiration from rustic, pastoral designs.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2023
The novel’s narrator, a botanist, lives there in a hermitage, working with his brother to catalogue the flora of the region.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
From the Mirador de Sant Joan at the top of the funicular, hikers can choose from several routes of varying difficulty that lead to different hermitages in the mountains.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hermitage
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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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In the 1920s, the monastery was bought by William Randolph Hearst (of the famed publishing family) and dismantled and shipped piece by piece to America.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
12 Jan. 2025
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In its center lies the ancient inscription written in Greek, a language that was widely used in the region at the time the monastery was constructed, particularly in religious and administrative contexts.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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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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The cloister lies just below the Hohensalzburg Palace which towers over Salzburg.—
Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey, contributor,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
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The Cathedral of Brixen (Duomo di Bressanone) and the cloister — located in the same complex — should be the first stops on your list.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Dec. 2024
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While still a low-maintenance pick, this bird’s nest fern thrives when watered weekly and when situated near a sunny window due to its moderate light and water needs.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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Both small mammals and other birds' nest predators were observed visiting open-cup nests for the eggs—while only flying squirrels visited the nest boxes.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Hermitage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hermitage. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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