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verb

ˈhȯnt How to pronounce haunt (audio)
Definition of hauntnext
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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haunt

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noun

ˈhȯnt How to pronounce haunt (audio)
1
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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2
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
Verb
Even so, that violence has haunted me for more than three decades. — Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026 After everyone got their laughs out, Yan made sure the celebration didn’t come back to haunt him. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Noun
The Best Times to Visit Laconia—and the Lakes Region more broadly—are best known as summertime haunts, but those who only explore between Memorial Day and Labor Day are missing out, says Kayla Bastille, co-owner of Defiant Records & Craft Beer. — Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026 Stewart ran the hippie boutique Liquid Butterfly in Los Angeles for years, a frequent haunt of ’60s icons like Morrison. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for haunt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haunt
  1. visit
  2. hangout
  3. ghost
  4. frequent
  5. resort
  6. apparition
  7. affect
  8. refuge
Verb
  • The exhibition is an excellent excuse to visit Ciutadella with its warren of atmospheric streets, much as Son Ermità is the perfect excuse to visit, or return to, Menorca.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
  • While Lindsey Graham was focused on foreign policy and national security, having returned from a trip to Ukraine to visit President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a day before his death, his sister has vowed to focus on issues affecting South Carolinians.
    — Sophia Vlahakis, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of visit
Noun
  • Mitchell Cole, Akira Jackson, Noah Tot and Phinehas Yoon star as recent grads on a late night drive for grub, hoping to enjoy one final hangout before their paths diverge.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Cops responding to the area found a window shattered by gunfire and a pool of blood inside Hakim’s, a nearby seasonal restaurant for adults that neighbors say has become a teen hangout.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of hangout
Noun
  • The official residence was the site of two bloody coup attempts in the 1930s, and legend has it that the building is haunted by ghosts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Is that wider access to justice or an unlicensed ghost practicing law?
    — Hamid Kohan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of ghost
Verb
  • The backstory Previously known as Little Munson Island, the island was once a secret retreat frequented by the likes of President Harry Truman.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In the end, a woman who was friends with the home’s occupants shot and killed a man known to frequent the auto body shop, according to witness testimony.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of frequent
Noun
  • The resort has a refreshingly unpretentious vibe, and now oddly-endearing late-80s aesthetic from when it was first designed and built.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • There’s Labadie, the private resort open only to American cruise ships and foreign holiday makers.
    — Etant Dupain, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of resort
Noun
  • One minute, the stubble field in front of his stand had been empty, and then suddenly, like an apparition, a whitetail buck had appeared.
    — Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026
  • That is, until miraculous apparitions turn it into a place to be.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 17 July 2026
Definition of apparition
Verb
  • This rainfall may produce life threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in steep terrain and over areas that were affected recently by Hurricane Lala.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • But even those with insurance can be affected by a fractured system, said Joy Burkhard, CEO of the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of affect
Noun
  • Denis, who goes by Jan Mapou after his store, Libreri Mapou, has long been a fixture in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood, a refuge since the 1970s for Haitians fleeing dictators and political unrest.
    — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Such spaces create temporary refuges from the digital stream, and allow habits of slowness, concentration, and absorption to become socially reinforced.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of refuge

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“Haunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haunt. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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