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
Hannah Malach, InStyle, 2 June 2026
But in Soni’s careful translation, the repetitions and subtle variation of Verma’s poems also achieve a haunting, transcendental resonance.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Rachel Vorona Cote, Vulture, 2 June 2026
This radical attempt to dilute and deny family attachments is the specter haunting The Hill, a remarkable debut novel by Harriet Clark.
—Julius Taranto, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
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Adjective
Zendaya's mom Claire Stoermer is speaking out after the shocking and haunting end of Euphoria.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 2 June 2026
But in Soni’s careful translation, the repetitions and subtle variation of Verma’s poems also achieve a haunting, transcendental resonance.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Verb
After introducing the central characters of the present narrative, O’Farrell dramatically widens her lens to conjure a brisk yet haunting saga of the peninsula and its inhabitants that spans millennia preceding Tomás’s arrival.
—Rachel Vorona Cote, Vulture, 2 June 2026
This radical attempt to dilute and deny family attachments is the specter haunting The Hill, a remarkable debut novel by Harriet Clark.
—Julius Taranto, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haunting
Adjective
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When an Arietid streaks across the daytime sky, the ionized trail will bounce distant signals right into the antenna, resulting in an eerie short burst of music or voice breaking through the static.—
Jules-Pierre Malartre,
Space.com,
8 June 2026
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Premiering at the 2016 SXSW festival, this true crime documentary highlights the disturbing attack on Payton Leutner by her 12-year-old friends, Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser, who slashed her 19 times in a bizarre attempt to appease the fictional, eerie internet figure known as Slender Man.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 June 2026
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Bald eagles, owls, hawks, falcons and vultures are all among the birds of prey visitors can see when visiting the 3-acre property on Lake Sybelia, which is one of 55 Audubon centers and sanctuaries nationwide.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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Orlando’s inclusion tracks with the wave of families heading to the theme parks every summer, while New York attracts tourists visiting year-round, even as many locals swap the city for beach weekends and summer escapes.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2026
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Phillips first made waves with his short Other Side of the Box, which amassed more than 30 million views on YouTube and centered on a couple who is gifted a mysterious box, to disastrous and creepy results.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
2 June 2026
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Carl caps the already difficult day by trying to impress Tom with his museum-like collection of historical battle dioramas, complete with a creepy mini-figure of Ruffage leading his Gulf War tank platoon.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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One day prior to the Mardi Gras incident, a Hollywood Reporter story detailed LaBeouf frequenting various drinking establishments in the city's Uptown neighborhood.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 June 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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Ir remains to be seen, though, how many legislatures will follow, and whether the outburst of mid-decade redistricting will extend down to county commissions, city councils and school boards that make myriad decisions affecting people's lives.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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In 2023, the city began issuing citations to anyone found along the corridor with fire-starting equipment, trash that threatened local habitats or camping gear affecting the flow of water.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
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