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
Their spacious beer garden is a welcoming hangout spot for friends, family — and even your pup.
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Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
Sunset boat rides and splash zones at Tygart Lake
Tucked into the northern Allegheny foothills, Tygart Lake State Park is one of the state’s underrated summer hangout spots.
—West Virginia Tourism, AFAR Media, 15 May 2025
The model was photographed yesterday (Saturday May 3), joining friends at casual celeb hangout Bar Pitti in Greenwich Village, a spot she’s usually found at with pal Hailey Bieber.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 May 2025
Owner Darrell Wilkerson went to Philadelphia and worked in both the city’s legendary cheesesteak hangouts, Jim’s Steaks and Pat’s King of Steaks, to learn the secrets behind the genuine Philly.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2025
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Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
Sunset boat rides and splash zones at Tygart Lake
Tucked into the northern Allegheny foothills, Tygart Lake State Park is one of the state’s underrated summer hangout spots.
—West Virginia Tourism, AFAR Media, 15 May 2025
The model was photographed yesterday (Saturday May 3), joining friends at casual celeb hangout Bar Pitti in Greenwich Village, a spot she’s usually found at with pal Hailey Bieber.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 May 2025
Owner Darrell Wilkerson went to Philadelphia and worked in both the city’s legendary cheesesteak hangouts, Jim’s Steaks and Pat’s King of Steaks, to learn the secrets behind the genuine Philly.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hangout
haunt
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The story of this production is like an inversion of the play’s: Oldman, 67, fondly revisiting a haunt of his youth in the twilight of an illustrious career, plays Krapp, an unsuccessful writer who, on his 69th birthday, looks back at his past self and sees only abject failure.—
Houman Barekat,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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With an influx of fancy cocktail haunts, $12 craft beers and natural wine bars, can dive bars stand the test of time?—
Kaitlyn Rosati,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Hangout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hangout. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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