as in frequented
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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Recent Examples of haunted
Rossellini plays the formidable Madame de Noailles, an old-school aristocrat devoted to Marie Antoinette and haunted by a lost love.
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 15 May 2026
In among these concurrent stories comes Natalia, played by Smit, a friend of Elsa’s haunted by the sudden death of her young son.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
McElroy said she is still haunted by giving birth to her youngest child inside the Houston County Jail.
—Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 13 May 2026
But Burden is haunted by his own past.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
Speaking last year, Weinberg said the memories of his wartime experiences still haunted him.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
But the real luxury here is the rice, swollen with chicken broth, haunted by ginger and good enough to eat on its own.
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Diamond wrote this waltz-time weeper with Carole Bayer Sager, who beat him to the punch with her own recording; his version is haunted, hers downright macabre.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
In Hokum, the Cork native transports viewers to Ireland’s remote and possibly haunted Bilberry Woods Hotel alongside prickly American author Ohm Baumann (Adam Scott) for a good ol' fashioned hair-raiser of a ghost story.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 4 May 2026
Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 15 May 2026
In among these concurrent stories comes Natalia, played by Smit, a friend of Elsa’s haunted by the sudden death of her young son.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
McElroy said she is still haunted by giving birth to her youngest child inside the Houston County Jail.
—Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 13 May 2026
But Burden is haunted by his own past.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
Speaking last year, Weinberg said the memories of his wartime experiences still haunted him.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
But the real luxury here is the rice, swollen with chicken broth, haunted by ginger and good enough to eat on its own.
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Diamond wrote this waltz-time weeper with Carole Bayer Sager, who beat him to the punch with her own recording; his version is haunted, hers downright macabre.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
In Hokum, the Cork native transports viewers to Ireland’s remote and possibly haunted Bilberry Woods Hotel alongside prickly American author Ohm Baumann (Adam Scott) for a good ol' fashioned hair-raiser of a ghost story.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haunted
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But now, many of them are past their prime, becoming as old and gray as the generations that once frequented them.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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Two separate Go Fund Me fundraisers organized by those who frequented Uncle Lou’s have started collecting donations for Williams’ immigration attorney.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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Because the games are varied on each visit, the location has already seen repeat guests since opening in March, including one family that has visited at least half a dozen times.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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George Christenson, the county clerk, said an FBI agent visited the home of the county's elections director and left a business card.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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While the War Department did not specify the number of troops affected, a BCT typically consists of about 4,400 to 4,700 soldiers.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2026
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The district will provide support to those affected by Knuth’s sudden death, the school said.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
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“Haunted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haunted. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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