as in eerie
fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic
the haunting tones of the Highland bagpipes
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as in visiting
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 haunting
Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 20 May 2026
Harris spares audiences the bloody image, but the sound of the boy’s imploring shrieks is nevertheless haunting.
—Lovia Gyarkye, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Flashbacks reveal haunting mommy issues triggered as Mary watches her childhood home get demolished to make way for a high-rise apartment building.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 May 2026
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Adjective
Taken together, the collection serves as a haunting reminder that behind the execution numbers were people who asserted, one last time, what was important to them.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 20 May 2026
Harris spares audiences the bloody image, but the sound of the boy’s imploring shrieks is nevertheless haunting.
—Lovia Gyarkye, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
Verb
For nine years, May 28 evoked a franchise-haunting what-if.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Flashbacks reveal haunting mommy issues triggered as Mary watches her childhood home get demolished to make way for a high-rise apartment building.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haunting
Adjective
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Decades after Julian’s vanishing there, the band and various hangers-on recall eerie incidents both in and out of the house—rooms full of occult literature; pub full of haunting photographs—as well as the glimmering stranger circling the Orpheus-esque Julian.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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Three Thresholds To Vet AI The concept of the uncanny valley stems from that eerie feeling people got from seeing early robots that felt too humanlike.—
Praful Saklani,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Spend time walking around, snapping photos, or visiting the small interactive museum, ZOOOM, where a short 3D film flies viewers over the mountain range; admission is included in the ticket price.—
Lauren David,
Travel + Leisure,
29 May 2026
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Local baseball legend Derrek Lee attested that, after visiting all 30 big-league cities, West Sacramento deserves to be among them.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor as Clark, who discovers an interdimensional portal to creepy liminal spaces, and Renate Reinsve as his therapist Mary, the film's massive success will alter its digital release strategy.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The score during this scene, composed by David Fleming, even echoes the famously creepy tuba notes from John Williams’ Jaws score.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
27 May 2026
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Customers, on the other hand, did not appear to be frequenting the business, prosecutors said.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Imani — the son of Monty and Rose — and Pippin, a Wisconsin transplant who’s been frequenting Illinois since 2024 — returned to Chicago in April.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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The postmortem highlighted nearly two dozen laws that the city attorney’s office identified as affecting Meridian city business, some requiring minor tweaks to standard practices and others necessitating city-code overhauls.—
Rose Evans
June 6,
Idaho Statesman,
6 June 2026
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The journey is a tribute to raise awareness of the mental health crisis affecting veteran communities, but also serves as a reminder this is a human issue.—
Britta Miller,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2026
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“Haunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haunting. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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