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
Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
Affordability frustrations continue to haunt Vice President Kamala Harris, who has been forced to repeatedly defend the administration’s economic track record.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
The famed French eatery, a one-time haunt of everyone from Grace Kelly and Jackie O to Truman Capote and Orson Welles, has now changed hands and reintroduced itself this summer under proprietors and Chefs Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson of Frenchette and Le Rock.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
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Ray’s daughter Naomi (James), still haunted by a past climbing accident, witnesses the attack and escapes.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
Affordability frustrations continue to haunt Vice President Kamala Harris, who has been forced to repeatedly defend the administration’s economic track record.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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Why not Shaq, who had a haunt of his own (RIP Shaqtoberfest)?
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
The famed French eatery, a one-time haunt of everyone from Grace Kelly and Jackie O to Truman Capote and Orson Welles, has now changed hands and reintroduced itself this summer under proprietors and Chefs Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson of Frenchette and Le Rock.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
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To purchase tickets online and for more information visit the show website.Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
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Stephen Colbert, who was disappointed that he was not crowned yet again, was soon visited by Krasinki, as all winners do every year since Paul Rudd.Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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This is not Mass Effect’s do one big mission, go on one hangout type stuff.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Tickets are sold out, but fans can find seats on Stubhub for about $300 after fees, or hangout in Gallagher Square for $200.Kate Murphy, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
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That night, Elizabeth’s ghost possesses Jill to speak to Jack.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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According to Taiwanese rural folklore, figures spotted in yellow coats in the mountainous forests are not human, but ghosts who seek to lead the living astray.Patrick Frater, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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Middle-class consumers who once frequented such places are cutting back on discretionary spending, experts say, and the high price of goods and labor are squeezing profits.Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Lamp/table hybrids are nothing new to those of us who frequent secondhand and vintage shops, but Karo turns the familiar combo on its head by placing its platform at the center of the tripod rather than wrapping around a central support.Nora Taylor, Architectural Digest, 25 Oct. 2024
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Harris will watch results come in at her alma mater of Howard University in Washington, D.C., while Trump will be at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.The Hill Staff, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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Enter at 3535 Las Vegas Boulevard (The Linq resort) and step into cocktail bar 99 Prince, modeled after a New York City subway station from the ’70s, where so many disco nights began.Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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The lore goes that multiple apparitions haunt the area, including 16-year-old Frank Denvin, who fell head-first from a water slide into an empty cement tank in 1896, and two brothers who remain drawn to the dangerous currents.Shawna Chen, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
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Just when Americans had all but forgotten about the senescent apparition haunting the Oval Office, Joe Biden wanders aimlessly in from the wings to remind the voting public of its resolve to usher him out of public life forever.Noah Rothman, National Review, 23 Oct. 2024
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Whoever adds Soto will get one of the game’s most talented players in his prime — and likely affect the balance of power in the league.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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As the expert later explains in a press conference, the brain damage to Aaron’s frontal lobes was severe, almost certainly affecting his decision-making and impulse control in recent years especially.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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By securing vital ecosystems within these zones, conservationists aim to provide the saola with a safe refuge, free from human interference.Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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For example, mobile refuge rooms by the nonprofit and real estate collective Designing Justice + Designing Spaces presents 10-by-10-foot, modular transitional units for people leaving prison, meant to be clustered in a communal environment.Jacoba Urist, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Haunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haunt. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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