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 Woody Creek Tavern, 2858 Upper River Road, is a popular hangout offering lunch and dinner seven days a week. Jamie Siebrase, The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025 Earlier this month, the homey hangout was teeming with patrons ordering up burgers, sliders and their signature garlic wings, usually accompanied by a beer or two. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025 This route winds through Madrid’s past and present—its mythological guardians, architectural standouts, UNESCO sites, and open-air hangouts—one step at a time. AFAR Media, 11 Apr. 2025 The resort’s family-friendly adventure tents are spacious, with several configurations of beds and bedroom furniture, cozy fire pits, heaters, and big front porches that invite hangouts. Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hangout
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  • At The Gilbert’s Resort Tiki Bar Another favorite haunt is the tiki bar at Gilbert’s Resort (the largest in the Keys), where the drinks are strong and fruity, the dining is beachside, and the cheeseburgers are, indeed, in paradise.
    Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The Warriors’ new digs felt especially lavish on the return to their old haunts.
    Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025

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“Hangout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hangout. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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