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
Lots of small, family-owned and run Vietnamese and Vietnamese-Chinese refugee businesses there, alongside a long-standing Greek restaurant and a German restaurant with an urban legend about being haunted, and now, some Latinx businesses, a Jamaican restaurant, a Somali restaurant.
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Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
This particularly applies to an opening visual metaphor, in which an old veteran is haunted by a vision of his past, which proves more excessive and obvious than enlightening.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
Peers like Jo Johnson or Jas Shaw mine similar territory, but where their tunes have a more contemporary sheen, a Craven Faults recording is haunted and otherworldly.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026
Taking place about 30 years after the missile strike on Raccoon City, Resident Evil Requiem centers on FBI analyst Grace Ashcroft, the daughter of Resident Evil Outbreak protagonist Alyssa Ashcroft, who is still haunted by the mysterious death of her mother some eight years prior.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
Taking on a season-long storyline rather than the anthology format of the '90s TV series, Goosebumps follows a group of teens who are haunted by the ghost of another teen, Harold Biddle.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Jan. 2026
Choi leads the film, her first American project, as Audrey, a first-generation Korean American woman haunted by her challenging family upbringing.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
Special teams have haunted McVay for a couple of years.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
The experience — both the abuse and the investigation — haunted me and consumed my life.
—Claudia Gonzalez, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
This particularly applies to an opening visual metaphor, in which an old veteran is haunted by a vision of his past, which proves more excessive and obvious than enlightening.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
Peers like Jo Johnson or Jas Shaw mine similar territory, but where their tunes have a more contemporary sheen, a Craven Faults recording is haunted and otherworldly.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026
Taking place about 30 years after the missile strike on Raccoon City, Resident Evil Requiem centers on FBI analyst Grace Ashcroft, the daughter of Resident Evil Outbreak protagonist Alyssa Ashcroft, who is still haunted by the mysterious death of her mother some eight years prior.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
Taking on a season-long storyline rather than the anthology format of the '90s TV series, Goosebumps follows a group of teens who are haunted by the ghost of another teen, Harold Biddle.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Jan. 2026
Choi leads the film, her first American project, as Audrey, a first-generation Korean American woman haunted by her challenging family upbringing.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
Special teams have haunted McVay for a couple of years.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
The experience — both the abuse and the investigation — haunted me and consumed my life.
—Claudia Gonzalez, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haunted
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This is an urban hotel, with an ultra-chic vibe, frequented by modern urbanites from all over the world.—
Isabelle Kliger,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Miami Lakes home Casiano and his team raided in June 2016 belonged to Luis Hernandez-Gonzalez, the longtime owner of Blossom Experience, a North Miami gardening supply store frequented by marijuana growers from across the country.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
16 Jan. 2026
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At least five national leaders, including British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, have visited Xi in January alone.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Anantara Kafue River Tented Camp, set to open in Zambia’s Kafue National Park in 2026, marks a major new luxury safari arrival in one of Africa’s largest and least-visited wilderness areas.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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At least three people who were on the firm’s private credit team prior to the purchase are among those affected, according to people with knowledge of the matter.—
Olivia Fishlow,
Bloomberg,
27 Jan. 2026
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The brand also heard repeatedly from working women and moms who described how prolonged sitting or postpartum changes affected their hip shape, yet most jeans simply mirrored those changes instead of offering support.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Haunted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haunted. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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