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
His teammates are all close by too, which has made for easy hangouts, quiet walks around the neighbourhood with the dogs, wives and kids.
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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
Shore House Bar & Grill Carns points to Shore House as one of Long Beach’s defining summer hangouts, thanks to its large wraparound bar and steady lineup of live reggae.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2026
The new generation of skiers that emerge in the 1970s embraced bursts of vibrant color, head-to-toe black, metallics, prints and plaids in the same era when fashion icons, celebrity and socialites mingled with locals at aprés-ski hangouts and discotheques.
—Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 21 Dec. 2025
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
Shore House Bar & Grill Carns points to Shore House as one of Long Beach’s defining summer hangouts, thanks to its large wraparound bar and steady lineup of live reggae.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2026
The new generation of skiers that emerge in the 1970s embraced bursts of vibrant color, head-to-toe black, metallics, prints and plaids in the same era when fashion icons, celebrity and socialites mingled with locals at aprés-ski hangouts and discotheques.
—Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 21 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hangouts
haunts
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Seibert’s niece, said her uncle indulged his love of travel the past three years, even going on a road trip to his old haunts in Washington, Idaho and Montana.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Explore Downtown and Beyond 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,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Hangouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hangouts. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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