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den

noun as in room for relaxation or informal

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Kirk was also known for going to college campuses and speaking to students: entering the lion’s den and affably challenging audiences to “change my mind.”

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She returned to an area near Topanga Canyon, where she denned for months, beginning in October.

I never felt the metropolis up the 5 to be a den of grossness like too many of my fellow Orange Countians still think it is.

But they are opportunists when it comes to food and will become conditioned to relying on trash left behind by humans, especially in areas bordering on their habitats or dens.

The first person Robby checks in with is Dana, the charge nurse, who Gemmill refers to as both the “den mother” and “air traffic controller” of the ER.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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