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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The hiding place was disclosed by a third suspect during questioning. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Investigators recovered the Renoirs from the hiding place, Bessone said. — Sylvie Corbet, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026 Push it down, and the shade slides back into its hiding place. — Tyler Hayes, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026 Garofalo’s remains were found after Venturino admitted to involvement in both her murder and the concealment and burning of the body, eventually pointing authorities to the hiding place. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hiding place

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