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
Home runs, which have haunted Rockies pitchers all season, especially at Coors Field, bedeviled Gordon.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
At its core, writer-director Bretten Hannam‘s tale follows two siblings (played by Blake Alec Miranda and Forrest Goodluck) traveling through the titular haunted forest in order to exorcise some demons from their lives.
—William Earl, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Ray’s daughter Naomi (James), still haunted by a past climbing accident, witnesses the attack and escapes.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
Almost four decades later, Kanosh is still haunted by Wade.
—Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
As ghosts tend to do, Swayman’s absence haunted the B’s training camp and, even though Swayman signed his eight-year, $66 million before the start of the season, the impasse adversely affected both Swayman’s play and the team’s.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
But the new film, set in 1986, finds the Warrens dealing with a bunch of personal matters, as well as a Pennsylvania family haunted by a mirror cursed with malevolent spirits.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The thought of cities burning in a racial reckoning has long haunted the American imagination.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
For six months, Orlando has been haunted by the death of Gerald Neal, a 59-year-old homeless man who was walking in the Holden Heights neighborhood at twilight when he was struck by two vehicles — first a car driven by a man apparently fleeing police, then by the pursuing police truck.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
At its core, writer-director Bretten Hannam‘s tale follows two siblings (played by Blake Alec Miranda and Forrest Goodluck) traveling through the titular haunted forest in order to exorcise some demons from their lives.
—William Earl, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Ray’s daughter Naomi (James), still haunted by a past climbing accident, witnesses the attack and escapes.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
Almost four decades later, Kanosh is still haunted by Wade.
—Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
As ghosts tend to do, Swayman’s absence haunted the B’s training camp and, even though Swayman signed his eight-year, $66 million before the start of the season, the impasse adversely affected both Swayman’s play and the team’s.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
But the new film, set in 1986, finds the Warrens dealing with a bunch of personal matters, as well as a Pennsylvania family haunted by a mirror cursed with malevolent spirits.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The thought of cities burning in a racial reckoning has long haunted the American imagination.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
For six months, Orlando has been haunted by the death of Gerald Neal, a 59-year-old homeless man who was walking in the Holden Heights neighborhood at twilight when he was struck by two vehicles — first a car driven by a man apparently fleeing police, then by the pursuing police truck.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haunted
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Meanwhile, at Café Central, waiters dressed in waistcoats serve melange (a famed Viennese coffee) beneath vaulted ceilings once frequented by Trotsky and Freud.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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This latest one from Arby's, the Loaded Italian Sandwich, is an attempt to garner more foot traffic from many who once frequented their restaurants but have cut back on dining out in favor of eating at home to save money.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Harry also visited his grandmother's resting place in 2023.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Fant, 27, -- who has 300 receptions, 15 TDs and 83 starts in seven seasons -- visited Miami and instantly would have become the team’s best in-his-prime tight end and wouldn’t have left the Dolphins reliant on Waller.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Biden’s autopen signature was used to issue major clemency orders in the final two months of his term that affected more than 4,000 individuals, including drug offenders and those placed on home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Sep. 2025
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The airport also confirmed that colleagues would remain on-site late into the night to assist those affected.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Haunted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haunted. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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