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
Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
There is insight into other historical financial disasters (a scene involving the stock market crash of 1929 is particularly haunting), but not much mention of the impacts of Reaganomics in the 1980s, and the late 2000s dynamics of subprime mortgages and home foreclosures.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
At Dilley, the 13-year-old calmed herself by drawing, producing haunting pictures of a girl locked inside gates.
—ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Caroline Shaw composed the haunting original music that subtly becomes part of the dramatic weather.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
There is insight into other historical financial disasters (a scene involving the stock market crash of 1929 is particularly haunting), but not much mention of the impacts of Reaganomics in the 1980s, and the late 2000s dynamics of subprime mortgages and home foreclosures.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
At Dilley, the 13-year-old calmed herself by drawing, producing haunting pictures of a girl locked inside gates.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
At Dilley, the 13-year-old calmed herself by drawing, producing haunting pictures of a girl locked inside gates.
—ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haunting
Adjective
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The eerie male voice then read a seemingly random string of numbers.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The string of coincidences is eerie.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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And, of course, any publicist would be salivating at all the possible future Dads or Miss Pattersons, maybe even visiting the show from Radcliffe’s own past.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
13 Mar. 2026
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Other bold-face names have also disclosed visiting the island.—
Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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Even a creepy, homemade duct tape balaclava mask shows up.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
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Madigan embodied the role of Gladys, giving a phenomenally creepy portrayal of the great-aunt of a young boy whose classmates go missing overnight.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Morrison — who’s opening the concept with his wife, Monica — said it’s named after the owl that’s been frequenting his backyard since his sons were born.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2026
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So instead of criticizing yourself for frequenting the same place over and over again, lean into it even more.—
Ellen O’Brien,
SELF,
17 Feb. 2026
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One of my takeaways from Something Familiar was how trauma stays in the family, affecting future generations.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Mar. 2026
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The Oscars are on Sunday — and some people think liberal politics are affecting awards too much.—
Andy Hoglund,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Haunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haunting. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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