as in haunt
a place for spending time or for socializing
a favorite hangout of senior citizens is the local community center
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Recent Examples of hangout
This latest out-of-bounds Patriots hijinks follows a dust up with players getting out of control in late January at a Boston restaurant hangout, where an after-hours bash allegedly featured drinking, hookah, weed, and naked dancers and landed before the city’s Licensing Board.
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Staff and Wire Reports, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
The town also hosts community get-togethers and socializes throughout the neighborhood's plazas, courtyards and other hangout areas.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Blending the precision of Japanese bartending with the high-energy spirit of a downtown hangout, the concept unfolds across two distinct experiences.
—Megan Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2026
Put the kibosh on future hangouts.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Staff and Wire Reports, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
The town also hosts community get-togethers and socializes throughout the neighborhood's plazas, courtyards and other hangout areas.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Blending the precision of Japanese bartending with the high-energy spirit of a downtown hangout, the concept unfolds across two distinct experiences.
—Megan Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2026
Put the kibosh on future hangouts.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hangout
haunt
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As the town is engulfed by the haunt, there’s a recognition evident in Rhys’ reactions, as if the horrors Tom’s facing are simultaneously too ludicrous to accept and too familiar to reject.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
29 Apr. 2026
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General manager Santiago LaRoche will direct you to all of his favorite haunts and always knows the snow report up at Taos Ski Valley.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Hangout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hangout. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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