as in haunts
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 hangouts
Slough Creek, within the park, is one of their main hangouts, according to Cooke.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2026
Rather than just creating spaces for random hangouts and brand-building, companies can use the metaverse to gather data in real time at scale, with a focus on customer behavior and intention.
—Cortney Harding, Forbes.com, 21 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
After being excluded from hangouts and finding out about them on Instagram, Tisdale French wondered whether her mom friend group had turned toxic.
—Isabel Yip, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
Check out some of our favorite and fanciest hangouts between this star daddy-daughter duo.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 7 Jan. 2026
On the drinks front, the neighborhood grill franchise is reintroducing its popular Mucho Smoocho Sips for a limited time, just in time for date nights, Galentine’s celebrations and casual winter hangouts.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
These hangouts can be non-negotiables for you that put an end to the relationship.
—Eric Thomas, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2026
Encourage sports, clubs and hangouts.
—Dr. Mahvash Madni, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2026
Rather than just creating spaces for random hangouts and brand-building, companies can use the metaverse to gather data in real time at scale, with a focus on customer behavior and intention.
—Cortney Harding, Forbes.com, 21 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
After being excluded from hangouts and finding out about them on Instagram, Tisdale French wondered whether her mom friend group had turned toxic.
—Isabel Yip, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
Check out some of our favorite and fanciest hangouts between this star daddy-daughter duo.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 7 Jan. 2026
On the drinks front, the neighborhood grill franchise is reintroducing its popular Mucho Smoocho Sips for a limited time, just in time for date nights, Galentine’s celebrations and casual winter hangouts.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
These hangouts can be non-negotiables for you that put an end to the relationship.
—Eric Thomas, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2026
Encourage sports, clubs and hangouts.
—Dr. Mahvash Madni, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hangouts
haunts
Noun
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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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They can be reintroduced to former haunts, benefiting the ecosystem.—
Steven Sullivan,
The Conversation,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Hangouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hangouts. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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