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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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The 1991 movie stars Nick Nolte as Sam Bowden, the one-time public defender who Cady haunts, blaming his long prison incarceration for rape on purposefully faulty defense tactics.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Yes, that Indochine—the eclectic French‑Vietnamese restaurant on Lafayette Street and former haunt of Andy Warhol and Keith Haring.
—Air Mail, 21 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Dredged out of the past and hinting at violent mysteries, bog bodies intrigue and haunt us.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The 1991 movie stars Nick Nolte as Sam Bowden, the one-time public defender who Cady haunts, blaming his long prison incarceration for rape on purposefully faulty defense tactics.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
The Fleischmanns spent the week dining at fine restaurants such as The Iguana, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton's old haunt, swimming in the pool, lounging on the beach and taking strolls along The Malecon, Puerto Vallarta's 12-block long boardwalk.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Yes, that Indochine—the eclectic French‑Vietnamese restaurant on Lafayette Street and former haunt of Andy Warhol and Keith Haring.
—Air Mail, 21 Feb. 2026
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Plan a stop in bustling Cebu City to visit the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebu and Magellan’s Cross Pavilion—cultural cornerstones that paved the way to the propagation of Christianity as the country’s most dominant religion.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Royals partied in the visiting clubhouse at Atlanta.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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The club grew large and powerful quickly, and formed branches in surrounding areas and high schools so other Latins could join and have hangouts of their own.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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The 14,800-square-foot hangout debuted in Charlotte in 2020 amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, Axios Charlotte reported at the time.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2026
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When Wei’s Cantonese left its Meridian ghost-kitchen building and paused business — vowing to seek another location later — fans were understandably disappointed.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Mar. 2026
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Listen to the full episode to hear about the ghost-hunting groups that rose up to fight them, and how ghost hoaxing was the precursor to that terrifying scary clown trend from 2016.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
25 Mar. 2026
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The dirt paths here are frequented by birders and, at certain times of year, wildflower seekers.—
Midwest Living,
Midwest Living,
1 Apr. 2026
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The hotel draws corporate execs, Four Seasons loyalists, celebs in town for the annual film fest, and locals frequenting the bar, restaurant, or spa.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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Scheduled to open in 2026, luxury resort The Botany will offer an escape on the more secluded western tip of the island.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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The resort stands in a prime oceanfront position on the southern edge of pretty San José del Cabo, just a 20 minutes’ drive from Los Cabos International Airport and 5 minutes from the artsy town center itself.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Acosta’s bright shapes could be seen as apparitions of a sort.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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For example, the apparition of his first wife, Grace Shelby (Annabelle Wallis), appeared a handful times in season five.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Mar. 2026
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Part of that planning includes working through real-world complications, such as major construction projects that impact affect evacuations.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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What these Western states do affect each other and the national conversation about public-lands politics.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
3 Apr. 2026
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Kent also sought refuge with Candace Owens, a blatantly antisemitic influencer on the far right, and her podcast audience.—
David M. Drucker,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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Nattie takes a job as a janitor at the hospital and finds a refuge in the library, striking up a friendship with the lonely librarian.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Haunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haunt. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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