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a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others
police found the stolen jewels under the floorboards in the thief's hideout, a cabin deep in the woods
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Meanwhile on Wednesday, Israel deployed more troops in its ground assault on southern Lebanon, designed to destroy Hezbollah tunnels and hideouts so as to make northern Israel safe again for residents who were evacuated a year ago because of Hezbollah rocket fire.
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Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2024
According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), it is focused on destroying tunnels, hideouts, missiles, and other weaponry the Iranian proxy force has used to assault Israeli border communities for the past year.
—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2024
Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2024
According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), it is focused on destroying tunnels, hideouts, missiles, and other weaponry the Iranian proxy force has used to assault Israeli border communities for the past year.
—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Hideouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hideouts. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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