HANGS (AT) Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

hangs (at)

verb

present tense third-person singular of hang (at)

as in haunts

to go to or spend time in often most summer afternoons, we'd hang at the municipal pool for a few hours

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Swift haunts Johnson from beyond the grave, and towards the end, a wedding portrait can be seen beside her tombstone.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 28 Sep. 2026
The memory both haunts and motivates Pugh’s Cathy throughout the series.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of haunts

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Later, Fielder visits Seyfried at her apartment and shows her footage of Holmes watching her performance.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Derrick is a Butler County native who visits The Lighthouse in Valencia every other week for food and other supplies.

— Corey Martin, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

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CMOs should be working with their public relations colleagues to strengthen the brand narrative by creating opportunities for earned media coverage in those outlets that are feeding the LLMs the target audience frequents.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
The restrictions will be typically attached to signposts and buildings, Romano said, especially frequents around high-volume student residences.

— Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 28 Aug. 2026

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