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
Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Trump has triggered an utter circus that may haunt GOP lawmakers for a generation and retirees into their graves.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025
Ristorante Cavallino, in nearby Maranello, the town Ferrari built, is a stylish reinvention of the favorite haunt of Enzo Ferrari, the company’s charismatic founder.
—Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2025
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Verb
For all the offense this team creates, one lingering issue haunts them year to year: The Hurricanes don’t have enough finish.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Trump has triggered an utter circus that may haunt GOP lawmakers for a generation and retirees into their graves.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
First came a cropped photo of the supermodel holding hands with a man at the rodeo; then a shot of them embracing while looking away from the camera; and then all those carousels of Hadid on ranches in Texas (a far cry from her normal haunts of New York City or Los Angeles).
—Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025
Ristorante Cavallino, in nearby Maranello, the town Ferrari built, is a stylish reinvention of the favorite haunt of Enzo Ferrari, the company’s charismatic founder.
—Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haunt
Verb
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Dragos found that in the months that followed, the group was scanning the internet for vulnerable industrial control system devices, as well as visiting the websites of those devices’ manufacturers to read about them.—
Andy Greenberg,
Wired News,
14 Apr. 2025
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More than a thousand students visited in the fall of 2024.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This route winds through Madrid’s past and present—its mythological guardians, architectural standouts, UNESCO sites, and open-air hangouts—one step at a time.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 Apr. 2025
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The resort’s family-friendly adventure tents are spacious, with several configurations of beds and bedroom furniture, cozy fire pits, heaters, and big front porches that invite hangouts.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Elytra Dark will serve as a transfer vehicle to bring the Blue ghost lander to the moon.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Apr. 2025
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But for all the ghost runners, bigger bases, pitch clocks, instant replays and (maybe) robot umps that spark debate, there’s one new rule that seems to be working really well.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, the Georgian-style property was inspired by the New England inns that the Fords frequented.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
AFAR Media,
9 Apr. 2025
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Today, it’s frequented by locals before exams or important business meetings.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Monroe County Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating the murder of a woman whose body was found stuffed into a closet Monday at a Florida Keys resort.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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There’s been some speculation about both the timeline of the shooting and the boats that leave the resort, based mostly on the fact that none of the departing guests seem to be panicking about people being killed.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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For much of its history, the Church has had to defend itself against accusations that levitations, apparitions, and other miracles were not the work of God but that of the devil.—
Emily Harnett,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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Todd, the neighbor, even the strange apparitions are obfuscated simply because of their height, which adds to the eerieness of Indy’s experience but also makes Indy’s recognition of Todd’s voice all the more emotional.—
Rafael Motamayor,
IndieWire,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The bill's requirement to show proof of citizenship in person would affect millions more voters who do have the documentation but register by mail or online, the Brennan Center said.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2025
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The precise extent of the cancellations and the specific products affected remain unclear.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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Historically, during periods of market turbulence and economic uncertainty, investors typically seek refuge in safe-haven assets—with U.S. Treasury bonds and the dollar being the traditional gold standards of security.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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The first drop pays homage to Jackson, Wyo., where Season 2 begins, after the two main characters found temporary refuge there in Season 1.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Haunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haunt. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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