as in frequents
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 hangouts
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 spirits
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 haunts
Jess Joho, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
But the overall vibe is best encapsulated by the spirit of Belle Boy, the museum’s late and beloved orange cat, who reportedly still haunts his favorite room in the Octagon House, and which some visitors claim to have felt brush past their legs in a cold gust of air.
—Jess Joho, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
While the specter of cannibalism haunts Yellowjackets’ flashbacks (until Shauna finally eats her dead bestie Jackie’s ear in the season 2 premiere), Class of ‘07 plays that survival trope—along with food poisoning, a lack of working toilets, and in one case murder—for macabre laughs.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Having lived in countries ruled by dictators, where corruption and cruelty often go unchecked, that’s the question that haunts me.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2024
Her absence now haunts these last traces of her voice, which arcs with graceful abundance through HEY WHAT’s chilling wilds.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
The legacy of his father — killed before Nam’s birth during the war, somewhere in the southern region of the country — haunts Nam’s subconsciousness and his body.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
There’s a unique, distinctly SoCal character to what haunts Los Angeles.
—Jess Joho, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
But the overall vibe is best encapsulated by the spirit of Belle Boy, the museum’s late and beloved orange cat, who reportedly still haunts his favorite room in the Octagon House, and which some visitors claim to have felt brush past their legs in a cold gust of air.
—Jess Joho, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
While the specter of cannibalism haunts Yellowjackets’ flashbacks (until Shauna finally eats her dead bestie Jackie’s ear in the season 2 premiere), Class of ‘07 plays that survival trope—along with food poisoning, a lack of working toilets, and in one case murder—for macabre laughs.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Having lived in countries ruled by dictators, where corruption and cruelty often go unchecked, that’s the question that haunts me.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2024
Her absence now haunts these last traces of her voice, which arcs with graceful abundance through HEY WHAT’s chilling wilds.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
The legacy of his father — killed before Nam’s birth during the war, somewhere in the southern region of the country — haunts Nam’s subconsciousness and his body.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haunts
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The mission would also attempt technical breakthroughs in surface sampling, takeoff and ascent from the Martian surface, as well as a spacecraft rendezvous in Mars’ orbit, Liu said last week, according to Chinese state media.Simone McCarthy, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
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As if this weren’t enough, the lunar eclipse in Pisces brings unexpected revelations about your love life, urging you to reassess your romantic desires and scandalous rendezvous.Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024
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Switch To Refillable And Biodegradable Options All our resorts use refillable bottles for bathroom amenities instead of miniature plastic bottles and have replaced plastic straws with biodegradable ones.Shrikant Dash, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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To counter falling snow levels, resorts are already turning to artificial snow machines, which further contribute to climate change through their expansive use of energy.BYRyan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 4 Oct. 2024
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And parts of the Midwest that were seen as climate havens have seen extreme rain, too.Denise Chow, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
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Bonds and gold rose while stocks declined as investors retreated to safe havens.David Meyer, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Haunts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haunts. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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