as in to visit
to go to or spend time in often
much of her time is spent haunting antique shops in search of unique knobs for the curio cabinets she builds
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as in hangout
a place for spending time or for socializing
one of their favorite after-school haunts is Joe's Pizza
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as in ghost
chiefly dialect
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people
we heard the local tales of a haunt in the choir loft and of a specter in the graveyard
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Recent Examples of haunt
Jeremy Bradley-Silverio Donato, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Her natural warmth and playfulness are complicated by the fact that she is haunted by visitations from her past.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 May 2025
Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
The Warriors’ new digs felt especially lavish on the return to their old haunts.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
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Verb
This 800-page opus follows four friends over decades, centering on Jude St. Francis, a brilliant lawyer whose childhood trauma haunts his adult life despite professional success and loving relationships.
—Jeremy Bradley-Silverio Donato, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Her natural warmth and playfulness are complicated by the fact that she is haunted by visitations from her past.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 May 2025
Noun
At The Gilbert’s Resort Tiki Bar Another favorite haunt is the tiki bar at Gilbert’s Resort (the largest in the Keys), where the drinks are strong and fruity, the dining is beachside, and the cheeseburgers are, indeed, in paradise.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
The Warriors’ new digs felt especially lavish on the return to their old haunts.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, on the outside, no one can visit Elsbeth until she’s been inside for at least a week, and Kaya is increasingly anxious to see Elsbeth before she’s sent on an undercover assignment with her new unit.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
9 May 2025
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Expect to pay a new fee to visit the country starting in July.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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Owner Darrell Wilkerson went to Philadelphia and worked in both the city’s legendary cheesesteak hangouts, Jim’s Steaks and Pat’s King of Steaks, to learn the secrets behind the genuine Philly.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 May 2025
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Culinary Dropout just might become the Carmel Valley area’s new favorite hangout.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 May 2025
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The Avs needed to trade Rantanen to shake up the locker room, but MacFarland landed terrific regular-season players who turned into postseason ghosts.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
5 May 2025
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Other fake executive orders included pardoning author J.K. Rowling and outlawing ghosts.—
Lauren Irwin,
The Hill,
4 May 2025
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Gruen’s Photo Helped Create the Atmosphere And it was also frequented in the early days by famed rock and roll photographer Bob Gruen, who has lived across the street in Westbeth for years.—
Gary Stern,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The couple told authorities that their son, Jesus Ramos, frequented an address on South Lind Avenue in Fresno, according to the lawsuit.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Six Flags Entertainment Corporation houses more than 27 amusement parks, 15 water parks and nine resorts in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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The company will operate 40 parks and resorts across North America following the closures.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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But Evan Mobley fills those margins with his apparitions of length.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Of the Marian apparitions the Church has confirmed, a remarkable number were received by children or adolescents.—
Emily Harnett,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, each time the barriers are raised, the lagoon is effectively closed off — which not only affects traffic coming into Venice (Italy’s second busiest port, and the fifth in the Mediterranean), but prevents the lagoon’s natural action of flushing itself out with the tides.—
Julia Buckley,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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Naps may also affect you differently with either condition.5 There are two types of narcolepsy with slightly different symptoms, as well.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
3 May 2025
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The Princess of Wales, 43, who recently shared how nature has become a refuge during her cancer recovery, has passed on that love to her only daughter.—
Monique Jessen,
People.com,
8 May 2025
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Societal-level cooperation Boyd and Wilson have written extensively about how island communities and nations could serve as refuges during global catastrophes—an idea that many of the world’s wealthiest people support.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
7 May 2025
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“Haunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haunt. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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