as in haunt
a place for spending time or for socializing
a favorite hangout of senior citizens is the local community center
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At the always-hoppin' Hold Out Brewing, experience a quintessential Austin hangout.
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Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Lakou, which Goldstein said was modeled on the neighborhood hangout concept The Wynwood Yard, which closed in 2019, is another of Midgard’s Little Haiti projects that takes on redevelopment with a community-first approach.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Those virtual hangouts comprised breakfast, lunch, and walks.
—Essence, 24 Oct. 2025
Ethan Hawke plays Hart; the setting, for the most part, is Sardi’s, the Broadway hangout where directors and actors would gather, post-performance on opening night, to wait for the reviews to roll in.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
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Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Lakou, which Goldstein said was modeled on the neighborhood hangout concept The Wynwood Yard, which closed in 2019, is another of Midgard’s Little Haiti projects that takes on redevelopment with a community-first approach.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Those virtual hangouts comprised breakfast, lunch, and walks.
—Essence, 24 Oct. 2025
Ethan Hawke plays Hart; the setting, for the most part, is Sardi’s, the Broadway hangout where directors and actors would gather, post-performance on opening night, to wait for the reviews to roll in.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hangout
haunt
Noun
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One Tree Hill had a few questionable plot lines, but one in particular haunts Chad Michael Murray.—
Ana Calderone,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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The translation squeaks and spooks with imagery of haunts and death.—
Amber McBride,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Hangout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hangout. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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