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
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
Their fragile peace is disrupted by the arrival of a messenger – a man with haunting news from the outside world who rapidly shows symptoms of a mystery illness.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 May 2025
Lela London, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
This allows for casual in-person chats at various coffee shops, five-star hotel lobbies and late-night haunts before the transactional period begins in earnest.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The path forward from trauma or pain, full of tricky psychological detours, has often been a haunting theme in the films of Christian Petzold.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
Their fragile peace is disrupted by the arrival of a messenger – a man with haunting news from the outside world who rapidly shows symptoms of a mystery illness.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 May 2025
Noun
The first iteration of Lucky Cat opened in Mayfair in 2019, designed as a love letter to Tokyo’s drinking dens and Shanghai’s late-night haunts.
—Lela London, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
This allows for casual in-person chats at various coffee shops, five-star hotel lobbies and late-night haunts before the transactional period begins in earnest.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haunt
Verb
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The four European leaders jointly visited Kyiv last week and have been calling for Trump to back new sanctions on Russia.—
Pavel Polityuk,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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These days cruise ships coast through the passage every year, often visiting grave sites of Franklin expedition members.—
Alec Luhn,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Owner Darrell Wilkerson went to Philadelphia and worked in both the city’s legendary cheesesteak hangouts, Jim’s Steaks and Pat’s King of Steaks, to learn the secrets behind the genuine Philly.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 May 2025
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Culinary Dropout just might become the Carmel Valley area’s new favorite hangout.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 May 2025
Noun
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Her mother stalked the perimeter of the grave, faced with a philosophical question: how to take pictures of the ass of a ghost.—
Patricia Lockwood,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025
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One of my first ideas was wondering how a ghost could exist in contemporary society.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 May 2025
Verb
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The seven-night sailing would stop at smaller ports that are less frequented by cruise ships, such as St.-Raphaël, on the Côte d’Azur, before ending in Palma, on the Spanish island of Mallorca.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2025
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Tomlinson was a teenager who frequented U.K. theaters in search of new horror by the time the first Conjuring movie opened, which adds more meaning to her in playing Judy for this bookend installment.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
6 May 2025
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In the first three months of 2025, revenue in Disney’s Experiences segment, which includes theme parks, cruises, resorts and consumer products, rose 6% to $8.89 billion.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
14 May 2025
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About 6% of hotels charge resort fees, according to the American Hotel and Lodging Association.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2025
Noun
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As the music plays, apparitions of shamans and African tribal dancers begin to mingle with the crowd.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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But Evan Mobley fills those margins with his apparitions of length.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Trump administration’s recent shift toward U.S. isolationism regarding global affairs — and particularly those more acutely affecting Europe, such as the war in Ukraine — piled pressure on the U.K. and European Union to agree on a deal.—
Holly Ellyatt,Silvia Amaro,
CNBC,
19 May 2025
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That glaring absence of both people and money will affect both WHO's ability to address health crises that don't care about borders -– as well as the ability of the U.S. to collaborate with the rest of the world to solve them, say global health specialists interviewed by NPR.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
19 May 2025
Noun
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If reaching a safe shelter is not possible, either crouch down in your car and cover your head, or leave your vehicle and seek refuge in a low-lying area like a ditch or ravine.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2025
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Steer clear of windows and avoid seeking refuge in large open areas such as cafeterias, gymnasiums, or auditoriums.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 May 2025
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“Haunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haunt. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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