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 family would walk to the neighborhood coffee shop/hangout to test the prototype, which would lead to Alex coming up with a new take on the rules.
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
Her son, Angel Mendoza, was fatally stabbed all over his body after the fight broke out in Norwood’s Williamsbridge Oval Playground, a regular hangout spot for the young teen, around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, cops said.
—Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025
The Twenty Two Set within an Edwardian manor on London’s historic Grosvenor Square, The Twenty Two is one of London’s most popular hangouts.
—Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
The Brown Hotel, for example, has a mint julep on its menu, but local hangouts most certainly do not.
Want to fit in?
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 30 July 2025
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
Her son, Angel Mendoza, was fatally stabbed all over his body after the fight broke out in Norwood’s Williamsbridge Oval Playground, a regular hangout spot for the young teen, around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, cops said.
—Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025
The Twenty Two Set within an Edwardian manor on London’s historic Grosvenor Square, The Twenty Two is one of London’s most popular hangouts.
—Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
The Brown Hotel, for example, has a mint julep on its menu, but local hangouts most certainly do not.
Want to fit in?
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hangout
haunt
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But the popular haunt suffered its first major loss just three years later when Boyer died at age 40 on April 28, 2021.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
12 Aug. 2025
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Keep heading east to find the lively downtown, which is filled with restaurants specializing in cuisines from Creole to Italian plus haunts like Wine Society and the breweries Brighter Days and Two Frogs.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
2 July 2025
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“Hangout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hangout. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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