as in hideouts
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others
cave-riddled mountains that offer a multitude of concealments where a fugitive could hide indefinitely
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Recent Examples of concealments
For Stroheim, the palaces and playgrounds of the rich are elaborate concealments of the drudgery and the squalor underlying comforts and luxuries—and even the bare necessities of everyday people.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
The kitchen, fire pit, and lounge area all feature these concealments.
—Tayler Adigun, Architectural Digest, 24 Aug. 2025
Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
The kitchen, fire pit, and lounge area all feature these concealments.
—Tayler Adigun, Architectural Digest, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concealments
Noun
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Funky little guesthouses, coastal hideouts, and boutique retreats in the Greek capital.—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
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The octopuses can safely stand still during their hour-long mating process because, Villar speculates, both male and female can be hidden in their respective rocky hideouts.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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These involve raiding the lairs of hoodlum rivals, then singlehandedly dissuading them from competition.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Knight explains that, over the last 20 years, the beach has typically seen 80 to 115 nests (with 100 to 120 eggs in each nest).—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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Provide Nesting Materials Create a habitat in your front, side, or backyard where birds can build nests and find materials to make one.—
Lauren David,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Concealments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concealments. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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