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as in hideout
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others
an abandoned building that is often used as a den by the city's petty criminals
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Recent Examples of den
And, with higher insurance premiums reflecting the risk for buildings there, these neighborhoods will likely become even more exclusive dens for the rich.
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Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 23 Jan. 2025
Photo : Simon Berlyn A seating nook can be found just off the den.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
Maxwell was working security at the gambling den, which had a front room facing Hegeman, an inner room where cards, craps and dominoes were played, and a backyard patio.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
Three men have accepted plea deals in the 2022 attack of a gambling den patron who was allegedly stripped nude and beaten to a pulp inside the illicit casino.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 23 Jan. 2025
Photo : Simon Berlyn A seating nook can be found just off the den.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
Maxwell was working security at the gambling den, which had a front room facing Hegeman, an inner room where cards, craps and dominoes were played, and a backyard patio.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
Three men have accepted plea deals in the 2022 attack of a gambling den patron who was allegedly stripped nude and beaten to a pulp inside the illicit casino.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for den
Recent Examples of Synonyms for den
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The infected spiders leave their usual webbed lairs, move to more open spaces, and ultimately die while clinging to cave ceilings or walls.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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Unlike most of the relatively flat Dakota prairie, the Missouri breaks that make up much of Sutton Bay’s landscape create an assortment of coulees with cattail bottoms, perfect lairs to hide the shifty late-season pheasants.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes,
9 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Pakistani security forces killed 27 insurgents during a raid on a militant hideout, according to a statement from the country's military.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
13 Jan. 2025
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There’s even a secret hideout below one of the walls for those brave enough to squeeze through the hidden opening.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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First, inspect the vent and the area around it to ensure it’s not damaged, restricted, or blocked by animal nests.—
Lauren Wicks,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 2025
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Removing songbird nests under structures such as pavilions.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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Demonstrators have attacked symbols of Hasina’s government, including the house of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, which was first set ablaze in August.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
6 Feb. 2025
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The cozy Elkins house holds the Arkansas Midwives School and Services, a nonprofit organization and the state's first midwifery school.—
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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Their main burrow entrance is 10 to 12-inch diameter hole with burrow systems that are 30 feet in length.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
18 Dec. 2024
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The commission rejected a similar bid for protections roughly 20 years ago, and since then the situation has become more dire for the bird — the only owl species to nest and roost in underground burrows.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Oct. 2024
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“Den.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/den. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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