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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 brothers gunned down their parents, José and Kitty Menendez, with 14 shots as the couple sat watching TV in the den of their Beverly Hills home on August 20, 1989.
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Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Julian’s quest for answers will only lure him deeper into this den of vipers, but teasing out Sofia’s intentions may be the steamiest — and deadliest — game of all.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
After massive fires in forests and grasslands, recovery teams have been surprised to find alligators still alive in their dens.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Installing a floor-to-ceiling bookcase or adding a few extra shelves in a den re-creates Edward's sanctuary.
—Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2024
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Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Julian’s quest for answers will only lure him deeper into this den of vipers, but teasing out Sofia’s intentions may be the steamiest — and deadliest — game of all.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
After massive fires in forests and grasslands, recovery teams have been surprised to find alligators still alive in their dens.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Installing a floor-to-ceiling bookcase or adding a few extra shelves in a den re-creates Edward's sanctuary.
—Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for den
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From recreating the original wizard’s lair to designing Justin Russo’s new home, take an exclusive look at the sets for the highly anticipated ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ reboot.Dana Thomas, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
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The Phantom and Norma are both attention-hungry spiders in glittering lairs; both are fantasists whose faces, either twisted or simply aging, become their obsessive focus.Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
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The hideouts are intended to give a little bit of normalcy to troops very close to the front lines.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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Back at their hideout, the two women hang out not just without costumes, but without pants, and like all the best shipping fanfiction, there’s Only One Bed.Samantha Riedel, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
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In the older strata, the animals were preserved in three dimensions, often in sleeping positions or in nests, or as a guardian of nests, a predator attacking a mammal, or even dinos locked in a fight.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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All of the hives were placed in the field by Staab ahead of time to demonstrate Gerty's ability to locate the nests.Nicole Cobler, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
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Kidman has a close relationship with Balenciaga, having been named a brand ambassador for the fashion house late last year, joining Isabelle Huppert, Michelle Yeoh and Kim Kardashian.Hannah Malach, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
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In 1974, Congress agreed to refurbish the Naval Observatory house as the vice president's home.Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 20 Nov. 2024
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Living in the burrow with roommates also comes with advantages.Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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This is because Oatman’s primary tourist attraction is the multitude of loose, wild burrows that wander its streets, bouncing from tourist to tourist and gorging on feed that is conveniently sold for $5 a bag.Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Den.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/den. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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