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
Amber Alexis Destiny Zarate West Covina Police Department Zarate is unhoused and frequents the Los Angeles area, police said.
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Austin Turner, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
Mahahual is also home to a manatee that often frequents the waters that are near the lighthouse and where marine pastures provide food.
—Natalie Leticia Gallón, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Posey stars as Mary, a young, carefree woman who frequents the New York City nightlife.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
Austin Turner, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
Mahahual is also home to a manatee that often frequents the waters that are near the lighthouse and where marine pastures provide food.
—Natalie Leticia Gallón, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Posey stars as Mary, a young, carefree woman who frequents the New York City nightlife.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frequents
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His wife, Agnes, is central to this film, and the loss of their son haunts them both in irreconcilable ways until a miracle of an ending brings them together at the Globe theater.—
Lisa Rosen,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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But The Fall-Off is symptomatic of a persistent quality that haunts his work.—
Mosi Reeves,
Rolling Stone,
9 Feb. 2026
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Jelly Roll, who himself spent time in a Nashville juvenile detention center as a youth before becoming an arena-headlining artist and multi-award winner, regularly visits jails and detention centers, speaking with inmates and delivering a message of hope and encouragement.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
17 Feb. 2026
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Jackson also visits South Africa speaking out against apartheid.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Frequents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frequents. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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