hunt out
phrasal verb
hunted out; hunting out; hunts out
: to find (something) after searching for it
It took a while to hunt out the papers, but we finally found everything we needed.
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Wolves were essentially hunted out of existence in California in the 1920s, and when the first gray wolf migrated back in from Oregon in 2011, the state developed a management plan meant to protect the species and encourage its population to grow.
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2025
This was a bird so docile and unafraid of environmental threats it was hunted out of existence in less than 100 years.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
The young male was the first wild wolf spotted in the state since 1924, when the animals were essentially hunted out of existence.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2025
The Celtics offer a stylistic blend of drive-and-kick offense, off-ball screening, and mismatch hunting out of ball-screens that every successful offense has featured in the modern era.
—Shane Young, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Modern domestic cats do not hunt out of hunger but to satisfy their natural instincts.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
If 10 hours on stand are too much, sleep in, sneak to your spot at 9 a.m., and hunt out the rest of the day.
—Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
Elk had been overrunning the park, because most of their predators had been hunted out.
—Byvirginia Morell, science.org, 23 Oct. 2024
Make your plant, gardening plan for next year in mid-summer
Finally, this is the time to scout the garden and hunt out those things that just didn’t work out ― and plan next season’s solutions.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 19 July 2024
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2025
This was a bird so docile and unafraid of environmental threats it was hunted out of existence in less than 100 years.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
The young male was the first wild wolf spotted in the state since 1924, when the animals were essentially hunted out of existence.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2025
The Celtics offer a stylistic blend of drive-and-kick offense, off-ball screening, and mismatch hunting out of ball-screens that every successful offense has featured in the modern era.
—Shane Young, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Modern domestic cats do not hunt out of hunger but to satisfy their natural instincts.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
If 10 hours on stand are too much, sleep in, sneak to your spot at 9 a.m., and hunt out the rest of the day.
—Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
Elk had been overrunning the park, because most of their predators had been hunted out.
—Byvirginia Morell, science.org, 23 Oct. 2024
Make your plant, gardening plan for next year in mid-summer
Finally, this is the time to scout the garden and hunt out those things that just didn’t work out ― and plan next season’s solutions.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 19 July 2024
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“Hunt out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunt%20out. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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