as in to visit
to go to or spend time in often
much of her time is spent haunting antique shops in search of unique knobs for the curio cabinets she builds
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as in hangout
a place for spending time or for socializing
one of their favorite after-school haunts is Joe's Pizza
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as in ghost
chiefly dialect
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people
we heard the local tales of a haunt in the choir loft and of a specter in the graveyard
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Recent Examples of haunt
Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
Foxy's Tamarind Bar and Restaurant Peel yourself away from White Bay Beach and belly up to the bar at Foxy's Tamarind Bar and Restaurant, a beloved island haunt since 1968.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Mar. 2026
Mine shafts are a popular haunt for death too.
—Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Still haunted by her past nearly two decades later, Green finally decided to tell her own story.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
Foxy's Tamarind Bar and Restaurant Peel yourself away from White Bay Beach and belly up to the bar at Foxy's Tamarind Bar and Restaurant, a beloved island haunt since 1968.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
Shane, whose run in All Out at the Nederlander Theater ends March 8, took some time to show Condé Nast Traveler some of his favorite Manhattan haunts—from a five-star hotel to a tawdry nightclub to the first brow aesthetician that put him at ease.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Mar. 2026
Mine shafts are a popular haunt for death too.
—Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
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The jostling, joyful atmosphere underscored the joy the third pope to visit Cameroon has brought the former French colony, where around a third of the population is Catholic.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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The difference is Detroit has lived in that identity all season, while Orlando has only visited it sporadically.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Apr. 2026
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Further, The Den, a perfect blend of coffee shop, restaurant, full-service bar, and hangout spot, is truly the heartbeat of the hotel.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
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Certain categories, like social hangouts or free-form drawing, are excluded by default for younger users.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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The game went to extras after the Red Sox couldn’t score in the bottom of the ninth, but after Garrett Whitlock sent the Tigers down 1-2-3 in the top of the 10th, Boston only needed a base hit with the game-winning ghost runner starting the inning at second base.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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Those themes are alive here, as the ghosts who visit Depp’s Scrooge are intricate, terrifying apparitions not suitable for the whole family.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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Three-year-old Pippin, who’s been frequenting Illinois since 2024, was spotted yesterday afternoon at Montrose.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Pollinators frequent the showy blooms while songbirds are attracted to the autumn fruits.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2026
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Sarah Ferguson has been spotted for the first time in seven months hiding out at a luxe Austrian ski resort.—
Janelle Ash , Ashley Papa , Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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The area may be a little harder to get to than some destinations — many resorts are a 60- or 90-minute drive from Manzanillo airport, while private aircraft can fly into Costalegre COJ Airport.—
Carole Dixon,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
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Those themes are alive here, as the ghosts who visit Depp’s Scrooge are intricate, terrifying apparitions not suitable for the whole family.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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But he’s journeyed to Lourdes and Our Lady of Guadalupe, both of which the Vatican has officially recognized as supernatural Marian apparitions.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Los Angeles and Long Beach unified school districts, the county’s two largest districts, do not use LACOE’s portal for electronic tax documents and their employees were not affected, according to those districts.—
Jason Henry,
Daily News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Ashley — who is also the mother of two daughters, Alice and Yrsa — described how the tragedy has affected their family.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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Her skin is now nailed to the ceiling of the refuge office.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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Art was no longer only a private refuge.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Haunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haunt. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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