hang (at)

verb

Definition of hang (at)next
as in to haunt
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang (at)
  1. haunt
  2. visit
  3. frequent
Verb
  • Ohio Democratic gubernatorial nominee Amy Acton’s past is coming back to haunt her this October in more ways than one.
    — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
  • This magical thinking has extended into her current practice, which can feel both haunted by invisible bodies and animated by our own living and breathing ones.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of haunt
Verb
  • On Sunday, Jordan’s Queen Rania and Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah attended a funeral held for the victims while Jordan’s King Abdullah II visited the injured in the hospital earlier.
    — Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Dan Lipinski is a former Democratic congressman from Illinois and a distinguished visiting fellow for the Center for Revitalizing American Institutions at the Hoover Institution.
    — Dan Lipinski, Baltimore Sun, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of visit
Verb
  • And the booth frequented by gangster Mickey Cohen will stay put.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Here were once waterfront villas, a cathedral, a busy market frequented by tourists.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of frequent
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“Hang (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang%20%28at%29. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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