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  • past participle of haunt.
  • past tense form of haunt.
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haunted

[hawn-tid, hahn-] / ˈhɔn tɪd, ˈhɑn- /
ADJECTIVE
frequented
Synonyms


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People had been putting up private, informal haunted houses for years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

An action-packed supernatural thriller: Netflix’s new No. 1 show, Below, stars Josh Hartnett as a brooding Newfoundlander haunted by something supernatural lurking in the ocean’s depths.

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

Local outlet 11Alive quoted, external a witness saying the man fell from the rollercoaster on to the roof of a haunted house attraction.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

That’s what we did in our recent Zoom conversation about the mythic creator, writer and actor who has haunted us for most of a century by changing TV for the better.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

That look had frightened her as a little girl, haunted her, and she’d never wanted to see it again.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray


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