as in haunts
to go to or spend time in often
like their counterparts elsewhere, the town's teenagers like to frequent the local malls
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Recent Examples of frequents
Fisk worked closely with Safdie to envision some of the film’s biggest set pieces, including the table tennis parlor Marty Mauser frequents that is based on Lawrence’s Broadway Table Tennis Club.
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Pat Saperstein, Variety, 27 Dec. 2025
In 2021, the younger Zaman and Ghiasi opened Little Flower, a halal coffee shop in Astoria, which became a beloved haunt of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, who also frequents Zaman’s father’s restaurant, Sami’s Kabab House.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
The Invented Confidant at the Bar Monster introduces a kind regular named Thomas, played by actor Bruce Dern, at The Last Resort — a biker's bar that Wuornos frequents.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
The pod frequents the waters off of Baja California and only hunt elasmobranchs — sharks and whales.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025
For anyone who frequents the subway (or Equinox), the Beats Solo are ubiquitous.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
There is one woman who regularly frequents the small dog area with her little doggo.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025
There is one woman who regularly frequents the small-dog area with her little doggo.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
About 10 minutes into their exchange, the man mentioned his favorite coffee shop, which just so happened to be a place the poster frequents with one of her friends.
—Nicki Cox, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Pat Saperstein, Variety, 27 Dec. 2025
In 2021, the younger Zaman and Ghiasi opened Little Flower, a halal coffee shop in Astoria, which became a beloved haunt of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, who also frequents Zaman’s father’s restaurant, Sami’s Kabab House.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
The Invented Confidant at the Bar Monster introduces a kind regular named Thomas, played by actor Bruce Dern, at The Last Resort — a biker's bar that Wuornos frequents.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
The pod frequents the waters off of Baja California and only hunt elasmobranchs — sharks and whales.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025
For anyone who frequents the subway (or Equinox), the Beats Solo are ubiquitous.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
There is one woman who regularly frequents the small dog area with her little doggo.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025
There is one woman who regularly frequents the small-dog area with her little doggo.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
About 10 minutes into their exchange, the man mentioned his favorite coffee shop, which just so happened to be a place the poster frequents with one of her friends.
—Nicki Cox, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frequents
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After turning Balthazar and Minetta Tavern into legendary New York haunts the pair went out on their own and opened hit restaurants up and down Manhattan together.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
5 Nov. 2025
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Thia was sent to this dread planet by the Weyland-Yutani corporation, the famously evil entity that haunts most of the Alien movies.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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Newsome takes in Elland Road as an ex-player in the hospitality lounges nowadays, and visits away grounds as a summariser for BBC Radio Leeds.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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The seven-night Alaska Dawes Glacier itinerary on Celebrity Edge cruises round-trip from Seattle and visits Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, and Victoria, sailing through the scenic Endicott Arm and Inside Passage along the way.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Frequents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frequents. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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