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verb

ˈhȯnt How to pronounce haunt (audio)
Definition of hauntnext
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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haunt

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noun

ˈhȯnt How to pronounce haunt (audio)
1
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
Verb
Once Upon A Time in Montrose and Children’s Book World in Cheviot Hills and Culver City’s classic romance read haunt, the Ripped Bodice. — Julius Miller, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 To achieve their goal of honoring their late mentor, the Jayhawks will look to Chalmers as a veteran leader who can deliver in the late-game moments that have haunted them deeper into TBT play. — Latif Love july 21, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026
Noun
Well, everyone except a 60-ish woman, Trisha, and her husband, who have been Little Toni’s regulars for 30 years and have no clue why their beloved haunt is so crowded on what appears to be an average Sunday. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026 While restaurant and bar owners within the frozen zone bashed the NYPD on Monday for not allowing their patrons through to watch the game at their establishments, the NYPD made sure Wednesday that patrons were able to get to their favorite haunts on Wednesday. — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for haunt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haunt
  1. visit
  2. hangout
  3. ghost
  4. frequent
  5. resort
  6. apparition
  7. affect
  8. refuge
Verb
  • Many patients visit the renowned clinic looking for a third or fourth opinion, carting with them unsorted documents from external health systems.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • The violence also prevented Migné and members of his coaching staff from visiting Haiti to scout or evaluate players in their home environment.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Definition of visit
Noun
  • An 18-year-old was being mourned by family and friends after falling to her death from a bridge support structure in Big Bear, reportedly a favorite hangout for local teens.
    — Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2026
  • The game is the perfect time to enjoy any of Little Rock's sports bars, breweries, hangout spots and restaurants.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 July 2026
Definition of hangout
Noun
  • The first major Roman poet, Ennius, describes a dream in which Homer’s ghost appeared to him and explained that souls transmigrate after bodily death; this poetic spirit would now take up residence in Ennius.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
  • When Odysseus meets Sinon’s ghost — enraged by the circumstances of his death outside Troy — at the entrance to the underworld during his voyage home, Sinon warns Odysseus of the dangers his family faces back in Ithaca.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Definition of ghost
Verb
  • The Note Nest creator Vanessa Harnik frequents traditional little free libraries and was inspired to create something special of her own.
    — Mary Eber, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • It’s frequented by rare and endangered animals such as melonhead whales, Hawaiian monk seals, and hawksbill and green sea turtles.
    — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of frequent
Noun
  • The resort also served as the backdrop for Netflix’s press junket ahead of the July 16 premiere, where Ferrell, Molly Shannon, Jimmy Tatro, Luke Wilson, and Fortune Feimster reflected on making the 10-episode comedy.
    — Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • In addition to the aforementioned football field, the resort-like grounds also host a pool with a spa and a waterfall, along with a pizza oven, a game pavilion with a candy bar, and a sports court for tennis, basketball, and pickleball.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 17 July 2026
Definition of resort
Noun
  • That is, until miraculous apparitions turn it into a place to be.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 17 July 2026
  • The music starts to shift beginning with the third episode, when Lestat becomes overwhelmed by the apparition of his abusive maker and other ghosts, including Claudia, whose killing he’d been forced to witness firsthand.
    — Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
Definition of apparition
Verb
  • The war has also affected fertilizer supplies and prices, threatening the planting season and worsening the fate of mostly farming communities in northern Nigeria who have struggled to access their farmlands amid a deadly conflict with armed groups.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • The smoke has spread hundreds of miles beyond northwestern Ontario, affecting people far from the fire line.
    — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of affect
Noun
  • Looking effortless on the beach is quite the art form–I, for one, often end up covered in a stubborn sunscreen and sand paste, hiding under a towel desperate for refuge from the sun.
    — Emma Spedding, Vogue, 17 July 2026
  • Writing Bobby was a refuge, a place to cast off the daily complications of experiencing the world in a woman’s body.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Definition of refuge

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