hiding place
noun
: a place where someone or something is hidden or can be hidden
My favorite hiding place when I was a kid was in the attic.
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In the mountain highlands of China, a snake waits until nightfall to slip out from its leafy hiding place.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
In 1881, Ramses’ mummy and coffin were discovered in a hiding place in the temple complex Deir el-Bahari, which housed the remains of 50 other members of the nobility, including the pharaoh’s father, Seti I, according to the Egypt Museum.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2024
Nearly blending in with the leaves, the frog’s yellow toes and orange thighs gave away its hiding place, according to a study published in ZooKeys on April 8.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
The jewels had been moved to a safe hiding place traveling via a 16th-century tunnel that connects the Quirinale to the Palazzo Barberini.
—Elisabetta Caprotti, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2024
Cyrus was particularly pleased with the toilet hiding place, which withstood multiple cell checks before its discovery.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2024
Even in her hiding place, Corey couldn't escape the horror unfolding in the house.
—Josh Yager, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2024
His hiding place was arranged by Group Overduin, an organization of roughly 50 members who helped at least 1,000 Jews hide from the Nazis, per the Times.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
In addition to the physical evidence found in the cave, sheriff and eyewitness accounts confirmed that James used the cave as a hiding place.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 Oct. 2023
Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
In 1881, Ramses’ mummy and coffin were discovered in a hiding place in the temple complex Deir el-Bahari, which housed the remains of 50 other members of the nobility, including the pharaoh’s father, Seti I, according to the Egypt Museum.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2024
Nearly blending in with the leaves, the frog’s yellow toes and orange thighs gave away its hiding place, according to a study published in ZooKeys on April 8.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
The jewels had been moved to a safe hiding place traveling via a 16th-century tunnel that connects the Quirinale to the Palazzo Barberini.
—Elisabetta Caprotti, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2024
Cyrus was particularly pleased with the toilet hiding place, which withstood multiple cell checks before its discovery.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2024
Even in her hiding place, Corey couldn't escape the horror unfolding in the house.
—Josh Yager, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2024
His hiding place was arranged by Group Overduin, an organization of roughly 50 members who helped at least 1,000 Jews hide from the Nazis, per the Times.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
In addition to the physical evidence found in the cave, sheriff and eyewitness accounts confirmed that James used the cave as a hiding place.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 Oct. 2023
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“Hiding place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hiding%20place. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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