hunt out
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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Their ability to play off each other, especially in hunting out the best matchups to close out games, has been paramount to their own success, as well as the team’s success, during the last 10 games.
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Eric Nehm, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
And, so long as they are not used to hunt out of season, the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests permits their possession and use in self-defense or to secure food in remote country if necessary.
—Doris Decleene, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026
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Eric Nehm, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
And, so long as they are not used to hunt out of season, the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests permits their possession and use in self-defense or to secure food in remote country if necessary.
—Doris Decleene, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026
Advertisement This advocacy created problems in an environment in which hunting out Communists had become increasingly important.
—Time, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Hunt out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunt%20out. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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