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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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2
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
The cold open was framed as a ride through a budget Halloween haunted attraction, with Grace Reiter and Jeremy Culhane as a couple on a date and Kenan Thompson as a Grim Reaper guide. — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2026 In your garden-variety ghost story, the protagonist is generally the haunted, not the haunt, and the tales themselves are generally about how unhappy the protagonist is to find he or she is haunted. — Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
Noun
At Dulles, the local nod in the Etihad Airways-Chase Sapphire lounge is largely limited to photos of matchboxes from classic haunts like Clyde’s and Le Diplomate. — Liam Scott, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2026 Totally suggests the pensive headspace of an adult returning to his childhood haunts trying to make sense of it all. — Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 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
  • Under the ordinance, all healthcare facilities will be required to allow the partners of a patient to visit, as will jails in the city’s jurisdiction.
    — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The president and vice president each visited the state twice this election season.
    — Grace Hills, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of visit
Noun
  • The several common areas outfitted with games and comfy seating options make Doctor Sax House a local hangout for hotel guests and residents alike.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The small, specific hosting choices separate a forgettable hangout from one guests still talk about next week, and almost none of them cost real money.
    — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of hangout
Noun
  • In her first sketch, Navarrette and Hernandez played the ghost of a couple of 1930s kids on the Queen Mary who keep distracting a tourist from hearing where another ghost’s treasure is hidden.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2026
  • All parties, that is, except for Oluko, who has emerged as a late-breaking villain and ghost in the machine.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of ghost
Verb
  • Oakland County Sheriff's Office According to the sheriff's office, she is known to frequent the area of Clifford and Whittemore streets in Pontiac.
    — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Some, such as the Eagle’s Nest guest house frequented by Hitler, also draw large numbers of tourists.
    — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of frequent
Noun
  • More retreat than resort, the 17-room lodge leans into its eco-conscious cred, maximizing the natural beauty of the surroundings and bringing those elements indoors to create a fully restorative experience.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The layoffs are limited to the experiences division, which includes Disney’s theme parks, cruise line and Aulani resort and spa in Hawaii.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of resort
Noun
  • Title granted to the Virgin Mary in honor of her apparitions to three shepherd children (Saints Jacinta and Francisco Marto and Venerable Lucia dos Santos) in Fátima, Portugal, in 1917.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The location was a former sugarcane plantation notorious for cruelty, and accounts of apparitions in the water are a reminder of this history.
    — Marcus Librizzi, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of apparition
Verb
  • The initiative targets the submarine’s internal configuration, where even minor design changes can affect the vessel’s overall balance.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Allegations come after CalHR rejected proposals that would affect the state’s budget.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of affect
Noun
  • Since then, presidents, royalty, and movie stars have all sought refuge in the hallowed hotel.
    — Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Previously, 2021’s Dune culminated in the brutal defeat of House Atreides by rival House Harkonnen, with Paul and his mother, Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson), fleeing to the desert and taking refuge among the Fremen.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026
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“Haunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haunt. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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