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haunted

adjective as in frequented

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However, the “haunted” property was a touch too spooky for the family, so they opted to move to a new home without a creepy atmosphere.

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The masked murderer and obsessive stalker who haunted New York City for more than 35 years is back.

Conversations changed from the whimsical to wondering about the point of living a life haunted by chronic pain.

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When Mr. DiCesare approached, Lorraine refused to shake his hand, as if he himself were haunted.

Amina’s sleepwalking—a concept inconceivable to the villagers, who think the town is haunted—gets her in trouble, and is here a manifestation of her “otherness” and innate resistance to the community’s rigidity.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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