as in to visit
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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as in hangout
a place for spending time or for socializing
one of their favorite after-school haunts is Joe's Pizza
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as in ghost
chiefly dialect
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people
we heard the local tales of a haunt in the choir loft and of a specter in the graveyard
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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 haunt
Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 May 2025
Dylan Carlson haunted his former team with two hits including a three-run home run in the Orioles’ win over St. Louis on Monday.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
Houman Barekat, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
With an influx of fancy cocktail haunts, $12 craft beers and natural wine bars, can dive bars stand the test of time?
—Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2025
Wise, strange, and oddly serene, Capaldi’s Cameron contains the raw material to support every plot twist, while Poulter is smartly deployed in his brief but haunting appearance.
—Judy Berman, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
As if the Israeli people’s losses from October 7th are not grievous enough, their fears for the hostages not haunting enough, and the miseries of the Gazans not shaming enough, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is bringing his country back to war.
—Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The official synopsis reads: After receiving a cryptic call, documentarian Lynn Page returns to her small Texas hometown to investigate haunting footage of events no one can remember taking place.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 May 2025
Dylan Carlson haunted his former team with two hits including a three-run home run in the Orioles’ win over St. Louis on Monday.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
Noun
The story of this production is like an inversion of the play’s: Oldman, 67, fondly revisiting a haunt of his youth in the twilight of an illustrious career, plays Krapp, an unsuccessful writer who, on his 69th birthday, looks back at his past self and sees only abject failure.
—Houman Barekat, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
With an influx of fancy cocktail haunts, $12 craft beers and natural wine bars, can dive bars stand the test of time?
—Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
The massacre of the Jezebel’s women is a scene of shocking violence for the dystopian series, and the execution of so many women is a haunting vision June imagines when she’s then told by Nick what happened.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2025
Wise, strange, and oddly serene, Capaldi’s Cameron contains the raw material to support every plot twist, while Poulter is smartly deployed in his brief but haunting appearance.
—Judy Berman, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
Combined with haunting music and voiceover, the sequence feels suspended in time, like the walk itself.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
As if the Israeli people’s losses from October 7th are not grievous enough, their fears for the hostages not haunting enough, and the miseries of the Gazans not shaming enough, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is bringing his country back to war.
—Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haunt
Noun
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The eclectic blend of architectural styles that fill up Mexico City's Roma Norte neighborhood, along with its buzzy nightlife, art galleries, and bohemian coffee shops, has transformed it into one of the city's most beloved hangout areas, outside of the Centro Histórico.—
Taylor McIntyre,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2025
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Into every generation, a hangout sitcom is born — light on plot, and heavy on the chemistry of a group of young adults spending way too much time together in the big city.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
27 May 2025
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Instead, his presence is more like a ghost (literally at times), and a wedge between these two sisters.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
30 May 2025
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Nicole Ari Parker in And Just Like That Season 3 Craig Blankenhorn—Max Carrie’s ghosts must have stayed behind at the old apartment.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Lochridge cites the monitoring system for the Titan’s novel carbon fiber hull — the same system that showed eerie cracking noises.—
Adam Carlson,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Phobias, a silent clown duo with a horror twist, brought eerie theatrics to the stage — complete with balloon popping and unsettling surprises — and successfully freaked out the judges (especially Howie Mandel).—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Cunningham was ultimately located and arrested at a Disney resort on June 3.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
8 June 2025
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The resort is home to the first casino in The St. Regis portfolio, which welcomes hotel guests and local residents.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2025
Noun
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The series, originally from Monumental Television for the BBC in the UK, follows a young couple inherit a huge castle, only to find one of them can communicate with the various apparitions from history who already live there.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
3 June 2025
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The listing appeared suddenly, like an apparition from the era when Yoshi’s reigned as the Bay Area’s premiere jazz venue.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Many North Slope Iñupiat leaders who support drilling in the refuge felt their voices were not heard during the Biden era.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 June 2025
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The project involves creating a pedestrian refuge island across Illinois Street, and reducing lanes on Illinois Street to include dedicated bike lanes between Riverside Avenue and First Street.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
Noun
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Let this lunation guide you toward experiences that ignite your spirit!—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 June 2025
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For your weekend Going out Sunday Funday: Australian actor Felix Mallard loves to surf and chase breakfast burritos on his perfect Sunday Funday in L.A. Celebrate Pride: With Pride Month officially beginning today, here are 11 fantastic ways to celebrate your creative L.A. spirit.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
Adjective
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Devon is suspicious of Simone’s borderline creepy relationship with her boss, Michaela Kell (Julianne Moore), and ambushes her with an intervention at the Kells’ island home.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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Bug poems can’t completely sublimate their object of poetic attention—bugs are too creepy and alive.—
Hannah Brooks-Motl
June 2,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2025
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“Haunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haunt. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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