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
Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
Rios received a $125,000 settlement but is still haunted by his time in detention.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Mar. 2025
Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
On a recent afternoon at one of Larson’s old haunts, the Ear Inn on Spring Street, another question hung in the air: Who is Laurie?
—Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Season two brings new cases and challenges when mistakes of the past come back to haunt Elsbeth, her boss Captain Wagner (Wendell Pierce) and Detective Kaya Blanke (Carra Patterson).
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
Rios received a $125,000 settlement but is still haunted by his time in detention.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
When Laffer put it on napkin after the dismal December 6 close, and the meeting participants disbanded thereafter to their own haunts, information permeated to the exchange by Monday, and up for good went stocks.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
On a recent afternoon at one of Larson’s old haunts, the Ear Inn on Spring Street, another question hung in the air: Who is Laurie?
—Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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Verb
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More than this perhaps, as Sara Halpern, visiting assistant professor of history at St. Olaf college, wrote to me, the attack had a broader purpose.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
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Novice stargazers can visit for a few hours, while more experienced stargazers can bring their equipment and sleep over at the Overnight Astronomy Observation Field.—
Regan Stephens,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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And their private hangouts even led to his most recent gig as the host of the new U.K. version of Jeopardy!—
Karen Fratti,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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It’s not really suited for the office or brunch, but perfect for a pool day or a rooftop hangout.—
Robyn Merrett,
StyleCaster,
21 Mar. 2025
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Except he’s lured there in the dead of winter, presumably called once more by the ghosts of children killed by violence in years past.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
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The Mad Money host then invoked the ghost of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930, widely seen as a major contributing factor to the Great Depression.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2025
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The 15 Most Beautiful Places In Texas Hill Country, According To A Local History of Wimberley Established as a trading post by settlers in 1848, the area was previously home to Native Americans and later frequented by Spanish conquistadors who had taken up in nearby San Antonio.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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In early February, messages from a different group were posted in an online chat group frequented by Israelis living in New York.—
Adam Geller,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There are ski resorts in driving distance for those who seek them!—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
27 Mar. 2025
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During Song's birthday in 2024, the two whisked off to a Mexican vacation where the Home Alone star playfully posed as resort staff and tended to the birthday girl.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In the writer-director’s latest horror flick, The Monkey, there is no malignant apparition, and death doesn’t lurk or stalk.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
7 Feb. 2025
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Zoe, as an apparition, is both the cause and relief to her pain.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Wang and his crew will conduct 22 research experiments centered on how spaceflight and microgravity affect the human body that will provide insights for future long-duration missions deep into the cosmos.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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A lot of Maryland residents who enjoy their summer at the ocean might be oblivious to how this change might affect their upcoming vacations.—
Gretchen Holland,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Apr. 2025
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On Tuesday, about a dozen migrants began visiting foreign missions in Panama's capital, including the Canadian and British embassies and the Swiss and Australian consulates with the hope of starting the process to seek refuge in those countries.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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But for some high school students, that’s becoming an increasing challenge, as administrators try to prevent restrooms from being refuges for vaping, drug use, littering and loitering.—
Sophia Urias,
The Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Haunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haunt. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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