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
Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2025
Be sure to set realistic expectations, both with your peers and higher-ups, as your commitments could come back to haunt you.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Kori Perten, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
Here's a selection of unwavering haunts back again in 2025 in the Milwaukee area.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2025
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However, their most significant benefit is eliminating stick drift, which still haunts other premium gaming handhelds like the Nintendo Switch 2.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2025
Be sure to set realistic expectations, both with your peers and higher-ups, as your commitments could come back to haunt you.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
And an air of innovation hovers across the Charles River in Cambridge, home to Harvard, MIT, and all the student haunts that accompany them.
—Kori Perten, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
Here's a selection of unwavering haunts back again in 2025 in the Milwaukee area.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2025
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Chavarria finds that visiting offices and not being afraid to share her own story is one of the best ways to learn what her employees need.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Imanaga looked flustered when Counsell visited the mound without the pitcher’s interpreter, buying time until reliever Daniel Palencia was ready to take over in the third inning.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Speaker Deal The JBL Flip 7 nails portability with its sturdy build, carabiner clip, and battery life that keeps the music going well past your usual hangout.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
2 Oct. 2025
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For teenagers in Gruver’s neighborhood in the ‘70s, the the mall and vacant nearby fields were popular hangouts on weekend nights.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Starks’ dream is to someday visit the Warren Occult Museum in Connecticut, which is closed to the public, but open to guests who book overnight stays at the home of late, famed ghost hunters Ed and Lorraine Warren.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Former teen heartthrob Devon Sawa briefly appeared at the end of Casper, playing the titular ghost's human form.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
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For anyone who frequents the subway (or Equinox), the Beats Solo are ubiquitous.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
3 Oct. 2025
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Twenty-six years after Home Improvement wrapped, the actress joined her former cast mates Richard Karn and Patricia Richardson in a scene in which Allen's grumpy protagonist Matt Parker begrudgingly attends a grief support group frequented by Charlotte (Nancy Travis).—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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Members of the entry-level Jade tier must earn 3,000 tier points from resort purchases to reach Sapphire.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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There was even a spirited cornhole tournament on resort grounds Monday night.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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In winter, breath crystallizes in the air, and the animals resemble pale apparitions in an otherworldly landscape of snow and ice.—
Susan Portnoy,
AFAR Media,
3 Oct. 2025
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Forced to participate in increasingly macabre rituals and tests, Giacomo is consumed by the sinister — as apparitions, ghosts and deadly rumors start to accumulate.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Driving through deep water can also affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The hikes will affect Priority Mail Express (PME), Priority Mail (PM), USPS Ground Advantage, and Parcel Select.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Gold has long been considered a risk-off asset for investors that can provide refuge during times of economic and political turmoil.—
Kevin Breuninger,Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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His new book paints a varied portrait through courtyards, alleyways and community buildings, whether clan associations or methodist churches, that have offered refuge and camaraderie to generations of Asian diasporas.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Haunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haunt. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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