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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
Their plan goes haywire and Demogorgons track down all the kids who were making their escape and carry them away into their lair.
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Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
That story follows Christine’s ascent up the operatic ladder under the tutelage of the Phantom, who brings her to his lair on an underground lake beneath the opera house and presses her to choose between him and the wealthy childhood friend who’s re-entered her life (a solid Daniel Lopez).
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 24 Nov. 2025
Production designer Nathan Crowley imagined Elphaba’s lair as being intertwined with nature, which meant weaving flexible wood and branches into a large sculptural nest built on a top of a platform on a soundstage.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 24 Nov. 2025
By the time Dorothy and her friends march on Elphaba’s lair, there seems to be something more pernicious than mere mediocrity at work.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2025
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Virunga's forests are also believed to have been used as a hideout by fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces, which has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State jihadist group.—
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From serene mountain hideouts to tiny communities with picture-perfect main streets, here are eight of Tennessee’s most romantic small towns for your next weekend away.—
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In some species, ants restructure their nests to slow the transmission of a lethal fungus and in others, ant queens eat infected brood to prevent the spread of disease and recover nutrients.—
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Two recent fires at PG&E substations cut power to thousands, drew condemnation from members of Congress, and spotlighted a year full of safety and maintenance violations at the utility giant’s substations throughout the region, from oil leaks to broken cooling fans and birds’ nests in equipment.—
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Nowadays, Khloé Kardashian will only accept one very special boy in her bed.—
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To get on the trend, fill containers on your PET-io and garden beds with pet-safe plants like zinnias, daylilies, ferns, marigolds, roses, and blueberry bushes.—
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How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.—
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Video from the fire department showed crews pouring water on the house fire at 110th and State on Tuesday morning.—
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If your couch covers are removable, add them to the load or the next.—
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Meanwhile, a bloodied Siebenaller sat silently on the couch nearby, the affidavit alleges.—
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The hominin bones and animal remains make up an assemblage of fossils that appear to come from the den of a carnivore, perhaps a hyena.—
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The sloth bear births, which mark the first at the zoo since 2013, took place in an off-exhibit den that’s part of the zoo’s Asia Trail exhibit.—
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For families There are no rollaway beds; however, there are three interconnecting rooms with bunks.—
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The bunks are just that—bunks, not beds, with mattresses that let the road through.—
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Solo wasps survive the winter as juveniles in places such as underground burrows, hollow stems, or cavities, says Hayes.—
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In a paleontological first, researchers have discovered that bees used the jawbones of now extinct mammals as burrows.—
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“Lair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lair. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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