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
Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2026
That’s how ghosts come to haunt a place.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Yes, that Indochine—the eclectic French‑Vietnamese restaurant on Lafayette Street and former haunt of Andy Warhol and Keith Haring.
—Air Mail, 21 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Friends with a sudden devotion to nature begin making plans to convene in parks; TurboTax becomes your closest email companion; your risk of injury at the hands of a lunatic on a City Bike, haunted by the memory of a New Year’s resolution to exercise, may increase.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2026
That’s how ghosts come to haunt a place.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
The Fleischmanns spent the week dining at fine restaurants such as The Iguana, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton's old haunt, swimming in the pool, lounging on the beach and taking strolls along The Malecon, Puerto Vallarta's 12-block long boardwalk.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Yes, that Indochine—the eclectic French‑Vietnamese restaurant on Lafayette Street and former haunt of Andy Warhol and Keith Haring.
—Air Mail, 21 Feb. 2026
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Verb
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Plan a stop in bustling Cebu City to visit the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebu and Magellan’s Cross Pavilion—cultural cornerstones that paved the way to the propagation of Christianity as the country’s most dominant religion.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Royals partied in the visiting clubhouse at Atlanta.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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The first half of the event includes activities that participants rotate through and the second half is an unstructured hangout session where teens can listen to music, complete an art project or play a variety of board, yard and video games.—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2026
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That friendship would soon lead to a memorable hangout between the two musical legends.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
19 Mar. 2026
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When Wei’s Cantonese left its Meridian ghost-kitchen building and paused business — vowing to seek another location later — fans were understandably disappointed.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Mar. 2026
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Listen to the full episode to hear about the ghost-hunting groups that rose up to fight them, and how ghost hoaxing was the precursor to that terrifying scary clown trend from 2016.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
25 Mar. 2026
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Much of the corresponding community of songwriters and bands centered around a tiny tavern-style bar in Eagle Rock called the Fable, which Perry began frequenting.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Golden Apple website notes that Tina Fey frequented the restaurant during her time at the Second City and wrote her scripts in the booths.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Scheduled to open in 2026, luxury resort The Botany will offer an escape on the more secluded western tip of the island.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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The resort stands in a prime oceanfront position on the southern edge of pretty San José del Cabo, just a 20 minutes’ drive from Los Cabos International Airport and 5 minutes from the artsy town center itself.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Acosta’s bright shapes could be seen as apparitions of a sort.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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For example, the apparition of his first wife, Grace Shelby (Annabelle Wallis), appeared a handful times in season five.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Mar. 2026
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Any benefit cuts, experts say, would more likely affect younger workers, those many years from retirement.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, employees at both DFW Airport and Love Field are collecting donations – including nonperishable food, hygiene items, baby supplies, and gas or grocery gift cards – to further support federal aviation workers affected by the shutdown.—
Lauren Crawford,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Kent also sought refuge with Candace Owens, a blatantly antisemitic influencer on the far right, and her podcast audience.—
David M. Drucker,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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Nattie takes a job as a janitor at the hospital and finds a refuge in the library, striking up a friendship with the lonely librarian.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Haunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haunt. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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