Thesaurus results for HANGOUTS

hangouts

noun

plural of hangout

as in haunts

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 hangouts Nature zones, calm corners, and community hangouts topped the list of spaces people wanted. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026 With schedules posted everywhere and online, audiences can easily follow the fest’s headliners across town, popping in and out of gold-rush hangouts and gambling halls. — Jacqueline Kehoe, Midwest Living, 19 Aug. 2026 Kiefer, who started as the restaurant’s lawyer, told me, referring to a category of upscale hangouts, decorated with potted plants and Tiffany lamps, that were meant to facilitate yuppie courtship. — Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 The Surf Lodge The Surf Lodge has become one of Montauk’s most famous summer hangouts, drawing big-name musicians, celebrities, and, yes, plenty of crowds. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2026 Project FeederWatch, now celebrating its 40th season, asks participants to count the birds visiting feeders, bird baths, native plants and other backyard hangouts and submit those observations to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 Cultural hangouts Istanbul’s art scene has surged in the past few years, with a whole host of galleries and museums now available for enthusiasts to visit. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2026 Kansas Citians can look forward to uniquely KC activities like brewery hangouts and more as the app’s team coordinates with local venues and organizers to host events. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026 Numerous new independent hangouts — back-alley bars, small hotels, easygoing restaurants — are adding to the city’s cool factor with less fanfare and more street cred. — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026

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haunts

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The few clubs and bars in Sokoto city are his haunts, and the scene for him is no different from those in the more liberal southern Nigeria.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
One of the most gorgeous haunts in San Francisco is becoming a pretty good place to just gorge.

— John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

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