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as in to conceal
to put into a hiding place
the thief had hidden the stolen jewelry under the floorboards
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as in to obscure
to keep secret or shut off from view
he tried to hide his criminal past she hid the cat's litter box behind a screen
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as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
the grizzled quartermaster threatened to hide any soldier caught stealing provisions
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as in to whip
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible
threatened to hide the boys with his cane if he ever found them on his property again
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as in pelt
the outer covering of an animal removed for its commercial value
seal hides are used by Eskimos to make footwear, boats, shelters, bags, and clothing
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as in leather
the hairless natural covering of an animal prepared for use
boots made of shiny alligator hide
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Recent Examples of hide
Audrey Wollen, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2025
The president was also profoundly contemptuous of women, kept his true opposition to female suffrage carefully hidden, and allowed the suffragists who silently held banners outside the White House to be repeatedly attacked by mobs, beaten, and jailed.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
The highest-grade leather for a sofa is full-grain leather, which uses the outer layer of the hide.
—Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Jan. 2025
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The specifics of the plot remain unclear, but the title refers to a familiar trope in representations of colonized nations—an Indigenous group that remains hidden away in the denser wilderness of the land, protected from the violent influence of empire.
—Audrey Wollen, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2025
The president was also profoundly contemptuous of women, kept his true opposition to female suffrage carefully hidden, and allowed the suffragists who silently held banners outside the White House to be repeatedly attacked by mobs, beaten, and jailed.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
Hungarian photographer Bence Máté spent 27 days watching from a hide before capturing this shot.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
The highest-grade leather for a sofa is full-grain leather, which uses the outer layer of the hide.
—Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hide
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Arsenal’s Leno had just blocked from Christian Eriksen, but the ball was headed out to Moussa Sissoko who thwacked it full pelt from the edge of the box.—
Tim Spiers,
The Athletic,
17 Dec. 2024
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Soon, Siberian fur traders were trapping and harvesting pelts in the Aleutian Islands and around the island of Kodiak off Alaska’s southern coast.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Jan. 2025
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Smoke, tar, sandpaper and leather aromas, as well as blue and blackberries.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Slip on leather booties and a matching crossbody bag to dress it up, or go cute and casual with strappy sandals and a fedora, or sneakers and a belt bag.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Feb. 2025
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Though their populations were threatened decades ago, mainly due to trapping for the fur trade, their biggest threats today are habitat loss and pollution.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
15 Feb. 2025
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The rubber brush doesn’t get tangled with hair and fur like many brush rolls with bristles do.—
Lauren Taylor,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Feb. 2025
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And cytomegaloviruses might help defend us against skin cancer.—
Carl Zimmer,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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There are a few forms of testosterone, including pellets injected under the skin, pills taken orally, and topical gels and creams.—
Angela Haupt,
TIME,
19 Feb. 2025
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According to a release from the university, the coyotes typically removed the seals pups' head, then ate its brain.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Reaching with the pad while keeping the seal requires a lot of internal hip rotation, of which Sorokin has plenty.—
Jesse Granger,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Tall, slender and sharp, Venable sits down in his office wearing a black coat, relaxed behind a manager’s desk that is finally his.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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The bats that once lived in its rafters are gone, a noisy roof repair is complete, and the roof’s ornate spires have a fresh coat of white paint.—
Mike Ives,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Hide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hide. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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