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
Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 June 2026
He’s haunted by his own behavior and haunted by his childhood.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
The Montauk haunt is officially back in business for the season, and this year is leaning into live bands along with its usual DJ scene.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 23 May 2026
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Verb
Injustice kind of haunts her in a way.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 June 2026
He’s haunted by his own behavior and haunted by his childhood.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
Noun
The acts played the same local haunts and campus functions before merging into a supergroup that would alter the course of modern music history.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
The Montauk haunt is officially back in business for the season, and this year is leaning into live bands along with its usual DJ scene.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haunt
Verb
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Bush was visiting a friend that day, and allegedly took Klonopin (a benzodiazepine) and fell asleep in the bed that morning.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
12 Dec. 2025
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For more details on the claims process or to download a claim form, visit the Hoosier Lottery Winners page or contact the customer service team at 1-800-955-6886.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
12 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Stanley Marketplace wouldn’t have happened without the city’s support, said Mark Shaker, who with friends Lorin Ting and Megan Von Waldled the campaign for a neighborhood hangout.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
10 June 2026
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There’s a noticeable churn of locals on the round floor—shoppers having coffee in Le Bar Long, friends holding a baby shower over brunch—which makes the property feel like a neighborhood hangout.—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Carrey portrays Ebenezer Scrooge, a cantankerous, greedy old man visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve who show him the error of his ways.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
11 Dec. 2025
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Thomas Pynchon’s latest novel, Shadow Ticket, set in 1932 Milwaukee, takes place in a landscape of industrial ghosts, strike-breakers, fascist sympathizers and absurdist cabals.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Dec. 2025
Verb
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West was known to frequent the bar.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
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Trump has not attended an NBA game as president, but has frequented college football and NFL games, golf tournaments, and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) events — including one at the Garden in November 2024 shortly after winning the election.—
Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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The backstory What started as a private project, owned by former TAP Air pilot Gonçalo Pessoa and wife Patrícia Trigo, has expanded over the years to become arguably the most talked about resort in Portugal.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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The 97-acre Universal Kids resort will be home to a theme park and themed hotel with space set aside for future expansion.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Reports of strange sounds, apparitions, and unexplained encounters continue to attract visitors.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
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Why then, when discussing body image after weight changes, is our culture reaching for the language of vexing apparitions and death?—
Virgie Tovar,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Verb
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In a statement, the district said that if a resident saw ash or smelled smoke, they might be affected by fine particulate matter pollution.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Obviously, that was affected by Thursday’s weather.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
Noun
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From the pine forests and black swamps to the marsh flats and on to the Gulf, the refuge burgeons with life in ways hard to explain to someone who hasn’t been there.—
Jeff VanderMeer,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
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Pitcairn is well-known as the island on which Fletcher Christian and other British mutineers from the HMS Bounty took refuge after the 1789 events that toppled Capt.—
Matthew Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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“Haunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haunt. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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