as in frequented
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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Recent Examples of haunted
The bodies discovered near Gilgo Beach had long haunted the community.
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
He’s being haunted from the future.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
Rachel is fascinating to me as someone who believes that she is haunted and ends up being right about it.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
Many expressed the resounding trauma that's haunted them for the past two years.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
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
His only ally is Navin, a relentless journalist haunted by his own past.
—William Earl, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
How a Book Becomes a Ghost A book becomes haunted in silence.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
When the property’s bartender, Fiona (Florence Ordesh), disappears after telling him the honeymoon suite is haunted, all hell breaks loose.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 25 Mar. 2026
Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
He’s being haunted from the future.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
Rachel is fascinating to me as someone who believes that she is haunted and ends up being right about it.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
Many expressed the resounding trauma that's haunted them for the past two years.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
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
His only ally is Navin, a relentless journalist haunted by his own past.
—William Earl, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
How a Book Becomes a Ghost A book becomes haunted in silence.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
When the property’s bartender, Fiona (Florence Ordesh), disappears after telling him the honeymoon suite is haunted, all hell breaks loose.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haunted
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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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Glasper, 44, grew up on Houston’s south side and frequented plenty of parking lots across the city in his youth.—
Ryan Nickerson,
Houston Chronicle,
21 Mar. 2026
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According to a 14-page civil complaint filed this week, the woman was staying at the hotel for a work trip and had visited the on-site restaurant before the incident.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The employees of Rockin’ Grandma’s roam the grounds of the retreat site, which boasts multiple structures, and are visited by a series of guest speakers whose lectures range from the merely dull to the truly Dada.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Our team will continue exploring ways to reduce tick exposure that will benefit homeowners and affected communities.—
Emily Bache,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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Still, the attack may have affected numerous software developers considering Axios’s reach.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Haunted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haunted. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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