FREQUENTING Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

frequenting

verb

present participle of frequent

as in visiting

to go to or spend time in often like their counterparts elsewhere, the town's teenagers like to frequent the local malls

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Recent Examples of frequenting After completing his four-year stretch, Clayton-Thomas in 1962 began frequenting the music scene on the Yonge Street strip, when Arkansas rockabilly great Ronnie Hawkins gave him his first paying job in music. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026 Arthur Van Wyk, who produces comedy events in Durban, began frequenting the bar some three decades ago. — Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2026 Several whales frequenting San Francisco Bay are expected to depart in the next two weeks. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 11 June 2026 One day prior to the Mardi Gras incident, a Hollywood Reporter story detailed LaBeouf frequenting various drinking establishments in the city's Uptown neighborhood. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026 Customers, on the other hand, did not appear to be frequenting the business, prosecutors said. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026 Imani — the son of Monty and Rose — and Pippin, a Wisconsin transplant who’s been frequenting Illinois since 2024 — returned to Chicago in April. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026 Born in Chicago, the 33-year-old actor moved to the Westchester area in his youth, attending Pitbull’s alma mater Coral Park Senior High School and frequenting Hurricanes games. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026 Since it was drained, Mallard ducks and birds have been seen frequenting the kiddie pools set out by the water district. — Victoria Le, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026

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Louisville's role as bourbon's home base keeps growing When visiting bourbon country, Louisville is typically a go-to jumping off point.

— Emily Price, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Tridib, while visiting Dhaka to bring a granduncle back to India, is killed by a mob in his mother’s ancestral neighborhood.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

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