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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
The dining rooms are small, private or near private rooms, luxurious lairs far from the bustle of mainstream Venice.
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Everett Potter, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Now, the choice is yours to acquire the cinematic villain’s lair perched high above the buzzy streets of Midtown Manhattan.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2024
Her first impulse was an animal one—Go to your lair and hide!
—William Earl, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
Israel’s firepower had pursued Hezbollah to its lair, attacking rank-and-file and military leadership alike.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 22 Sep. 2024
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Everett Potter, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Now, the choice is yours to acquire the cinematic villain’s lair perched high above the buzzy streets of Midtown Manhattan.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2024
Her first impulse was an animal one—Go to your lair and hide!
—William Earl, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
Israel’s firepower had pursued Hezbollah to its lair, attacking rank-and-file and military leadership alike.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 22 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lair
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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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Granite can be of various colors, dotted with the black mica nests.David Bressan, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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The ways dinosaurs grew up, reproduced and made nests used to be treated as mysteries, Manias notes, but now can be presented in detail.Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
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Loading your audio article The Deebo Samuel sideline scuffle has been put to bed.Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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Bucks like to bed on a ridge or bench, watching for does and scent-checking scrapes below.Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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Teams were in the field to assess houses and other structures that have been destroyed or damaged.Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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In November, Kevin sets tree stands low in mountain draws, often fairly close to houses, roads, and developments.Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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Instead, the two friends sit on the couch with beer and uncertain futures as the episode ends.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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Uber Eats: Voters who can’t leave the couch while watching the results roll in on Tuesday night deserve a deal, too.Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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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.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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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
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Now everybody’s chilling, getting in their bus bunk by 11:00 p.m.Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 Sep. 2024
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The room and bunks are decorated in neutrals with pops of the aforementioned moody blue-gray color.Claire Hoppe, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 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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“Lair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lair. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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