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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Recent Examples of hangout The Gilbert In-N-Out was a favorite hangout of the Goons and the site of seven parking lot attacks, according to beating videos, interviews and police records. Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025 While the brand is regionally famed for its fried chicken, pie and assorted Americana comfort food, the Speedway location was also a popular hangout for some of IndyCar's biggest names over the years. Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 Marine Street Beach, which has low visibility from the street, often has been used as a hangout by local youths, with some of the gatherings involving alcohol or ending in fights. Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025 But because the parking structure’s panoramic top floor had long served as a public hangout, the new building maintains the tradition, offering even better 360 degree views over the skyline, as well as drinks, bites and music. New York Times, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for hangout
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haunt
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  • This wealthy municipality west of Lisbon was a turn-of-the-century haunt for aristocrats in search of its therapeutic thermal waters, before finding wartime fame in the 1940s as a den of espionage on both sides thanks to Portugal’s neutrality.
    Zoë Dare Hall, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
  • The bar, once a haunt of the dean of Los Angeles food writing Jonathan Gold, closed in 2024.
    James Powel, USA Today, 10 July 2025

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“Hangout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hangout. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.

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