hang (at)

verb

Definition of hang (at)next
as in to haunt
to go to or spend time in often most summer afternoons, we'd hang at the municipal pool for a few hours

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang (at)
  1. haunt
  2. visit
  3. frequent
Verb
  • Tara Badstubner explores why recent ghosts are (actually) haunting us.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Swift is a ghost of girlfriends past haunting Johnson in the video, sleeping in bed next to her, knocking drinks over to warn her to leave her ominous partner.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of haunt
Verb
  • Cooper, for his part, acts all scared when Kat mentions visiting him and Gen in Fort Lauderdale.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Your audience may form an impression of your organization without ever visiting your home page.
    — Jessica Wong, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of visit
Verb
  • To be featured in the contest, the bears must frequent the area around the river.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Science fiction author Octavia Butler, who grew up in the area, frequented the bookstore.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of frequent
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“Hang (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang%20%28at%29. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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