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as in hideout
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others
the detectives tracked the thieves to their lair and arrested them
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as in bed
British dialect
a place set aside for sleeping
while he was on the road, he used the back compartment of his lorry as his lair
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Recent Examples of lair
Time after time, your off-brand chocobo will deliver you to a monster's lair for a perfunctory pummeling while your companions spout exposition.
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James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
The store’s back room now resembles a stylish villain lair from a James Bond film with its moody lighting and minimal interiors.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
Photo: Columbia County & Northern Dutchess MLS The perfect house for a villain looking for a new lair and is both concerned enough about the environment to want to go electric but not concerned enough to scale down.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 20 Feb. 2025
According to the authors, the spiders appeared to have left their webs or lairs and migrated to die when exposed to the fungus.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
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James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
The store’s back room now resembles a stylish villain lair from a James Bond film with its moody lighting and minimal interiors.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
Photo: Columbia County & Northern Dutchess MLS The perfect house for a villain looking for a new lair and is both concerned enough about the environment to want to go electric but not concerned enough to scale down.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 20 Feb. 2025
According to the authors, the spiders appeared to have left their webs or lairs and migrated to die when exposed to the fungus.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lair
Noun
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Fun fact: Lazlo's steam tunnel hideout, accessible through Mitch's closet, is an elaborate homage to Leonardo da Vinci.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 Apr. 2025
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From $163 per night. BOOK NOW Perks: Patio, on-site washer and dryer, sound system, crib, Wi-Fi Quetzalcoatl’s Nest isn’t the hideout of the eponymous Aztec god, but a jaw-dropping complex of apartments in a private park 15 miles outside Mexico City.—
Tim Nelson,
Architectural Digest,
31 Mar. 2025
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The two adult falcons using the nest box have been identified by the Midwest Peregrine Society as the same pair who used it last year, a 12-year-old female and a 16-year-old male.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
1 Apr. 2025
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The nest overlooks Big Bear Lake, which is about a 95-mile drive northeast from Los Angeles.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Atelier Medica by Clementine Sleepwear On average, one third of our lives are spent in bed.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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In October 2019, Tammy Daybell was found dead in her bed.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2025
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The house has been in continuous operation for more than 75 years.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Abrego Garcia finishes a shift at a job site in Baltimore and picks up his 5-year-old son from his grandmother’s house.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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Scheffler remembers watching the tournament on TV as a boy, sitting on the couch next to his father.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Suleman posted pictures of her son as a baby, smiling in the bathtub with a few of his siblings, spending time outdoors and enjoying time on the couch.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Christians who want to safeguard their own traditions from the globalist and neoliberal imperialists in the lions' dens of Turtle Bay, Brussels, and so forth will find no better allies than the Jews.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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The mega-spies live together in a pristine London home that’s a den of class, sophistication, and potential sabotage.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
15 Mar. 2025
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The upper level holds the bar and lounge, four guest rooms (including a six-bed bunk room, earmarked for the client’s grandchildren), and a large outdoor entertaining space.—
Rachel Gallaher,
Robb Report,
23 Mar. 2025
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My favorite hut is Zealand, because the wood-burning stove keeps the bunks toasty on chilly nights.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
12 Mar. 2025
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In such instances, their end game appears to be either to steal data or burrow into victims’ IT environments to launch a future attack—or a mix of both.—
Anand Oswal,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Iguanas dig burrows under the foundations of homes, buildings, seawalls, canal banks, dams, and pretty much everywhere else.—
Alan Clemons,
Outdoor Life,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Lair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lair. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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