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
Other pool options at the resort include the Family Pool & Splash Playground, and a kids club and teen zone offer fun hangout spots tailored to each age group.
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Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 17 Jan. 2026
Transform empty, unused rooms or zones into bonus lounges, game rooms, or casual hangout spaces that will draw people to use the space and improve the flow of guests while entertaining.
—Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 14 Jan. 2026
His teammates are all close by too, which has made for easy hangouts, quiet walks around the neighbourhood with the dogs, wives and kids.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Bündchen also shared outtakes from an idyllic pool hangout with all three of her kids.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
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Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 17 Jan. 2026
Transform empty, unused rooms or zones into bonus lounges, game rooms, or casual hangout spaces that will draw people to use the space and improve the flow of guests while entertaining.
—Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 14 Jan. 2026
His teammates are all close by too, which has made for easy hangouts, quiet walks around the neighbourhood with the dogs, wives and kids.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Bündchen also shared outtakes from an idyllic pool hangout with all three of her kids.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hangout
haunt
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Jazz haunts with debts owed to its creators, and has a knack for revivals, collectives, new venues in the old forms, and stalwart clubs revivified by benefactors and grant funding.—
Celina Pereira,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Yin Mang to wax poetic and Capadonna to visit old haunts and walk down memory lane.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Hangout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hangout. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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