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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Recent Examples of haunt
Scott Travers, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Most often, his films unfurled as Angelo Badalamenti’s haunting musical compositions swelled.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Elise Taylor, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
Over the years, the hotel hosted many of the festival’s famed guests, earning it a reputation as a kind of Grand Budapest Hotel of the Levant—a haunt for musicians and poets such as Miles Davis, Fairuz, and Jean Cocteau.
—Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Her attacks often left behind nothing but chilling remnants—torn garments, skeletal remains and the haunting echoes of her roars.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Most often, his films unfurled as Angelo Badalamenti’s haunting musical compositions swelled.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
Although Aspen is both an all-year town, as January trudges on, Vogue has compiled our favorite local haunts and buzzy hangouts for the season.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
Over the years, the hotel hosted many of the festival’s famed guests, earning it a reputation as a kind of Grand Budapest Hotel of the Levant—a haunt for musicians and poets such as Miles Davis, Fairuz, and Jean Cocteau.
—Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haunt
Verb
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Debra Tice spoke at a news conference in Damascus, Syria, after being allowed to visit for the first time in almost a decade.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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Both experts recommend considering the city’s many festivals when deciding when to visit.—
Jessica Macdonald,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The popular hangout also specializes in dark lagers and hoppy IPAs.—
Brad Japhe,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Jan. 2025
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Each social platform serves as a unique digital hangout spot, with different generations choosing their preferred spaces to interact, share, and engage.—
Jeff Fromm,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Scenes unfold in extended, impulsively mobile shots, which create the impression of a ghost who is no mere passive observer but an alert and active mind.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2025
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Hollywood’s ghosts fill Lynch’s work, and so does its muck and its filth.—
Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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The sources said potential lines of inquiry involve fireworks or unauthorized people camping in the area, which is parkland also frequented by hikers.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC News,
14 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, the wine and beverage side of the event will be frequented by experts like Bobby Stuckey, Carlin Karr and Monica Samuels.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
8 Jan. 2025
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With the Lunar New Year arriving on January 29, why not welcome the Year of the Snake with a trip to a dazzling Asian resort?—
Passport by ForbesLife,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Her six travel companions told a doctor treating her at the resort that the Charlotte native drank too much and did not need to be transported to a hospital.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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There’s a kind of Gothic quality to the apparitions, calling to mind Edward Gorey figures, but all smeared and melted and smudged.—
Alissa Wilkinson,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2025
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There have been no sightings, no fleeting apparitions.—
David Ornstein,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The message, says de Gouw, is to clean everything one can carefully and thoroughly, because the smoke can affect nearly every part of a home—even in houses far from the fire line.—
Alejandra Borunda,
NPR,
19 Jan. 2025
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The following apps developed by ByteDance and its subsidiaries are affected: TikTok, TikTok Studio, TikTok Shop Seller Center, CapCut, Lemon8, Hypic, Lark – Team Collaboration, Lark – Rooms Display, Lark Rooms Controller, Gauth: AI Study Companion and Marvel Snap.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
19 Jan. 2025
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Trump has emphasized that this change would prevent criminals from finding refuge in the sensitive locations, thus allowing ICE and CBP agents to perform their duties more effectively.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Mirra Andreeva finds relief from singles exit on the doubles court Off the back of a dispiriting defeat to world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka on Sunday, Mirra Andreeva found refuge a few hundred feet away.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Haunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haunt. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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