as in search
an act or process of looking carefully or thoroughly for someone or something
soon the whole family was involved in the hunt for Mom's car keys
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as in to chase
to seek out (game) for food or sport
Native Americans of the plains hunted buffalo for food, clothing, and shelter
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as in to pursue
to go in search of
I spent all afternoon hunting a job for the summer
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Recent Examples of hunt
Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Vilmanis doing so during the middle of the season when Florida was still in the playoff hunt, Benning to close out the season as essentially the Panthers’ blue line was decimated with injuries down the stretch.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
They were almost hunted to extinction due to the fur trade.
—Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Noun
One of the many memorable side quests in Rockstar Games’ Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018) see the player (as Morgan) hunt the predators.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Vilmanis doing so during the middle of the season when Florida was still in the playoff hunt, Benning to close out the season as essentially the Panthers’ blue line was decimated with injuries down the stretch.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
Once hunted to near-extinction for their eggs – used to make turtle soup – green turtle populations have risen significantly since the 1970s, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature's 2025 update to its Red List of Threatened Species.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
They were almost hunted to extinction due to the fur trade.
—Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunt
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When asked specifically about his transition from the governor’s office to the NCAA, Baker admitted that he was referred to the NCAA’s search committee by Kennedy in the final days of his final term in office in 2022.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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The next day, search teams recovered 14 additional bones consistent with human remains, Davis said.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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The Packers are chasing a fourth straight playoff berth after going 9-8-1 and losing 31-27 to the Chicago Bears in the NFC wild-card playoff round last season.—
Steve Megargee,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Joseph Wright chased that question in the set of paintings that the National Gallery is currently exhibiting.—
Julian Bell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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If a settlement isn't reached before a creditor's internal deadline, the account may be charged off and sold to a third-party debt collector, who can then pursue collections independently, sometimes years after the original program began.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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The murder charge against Fraire includes a special circumstance allegation of lying in wait, which could open him to a possible death sentence if prosecutors choose to pursue it.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
23 Apr. 2026
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That’s manifest fabulously well here by Cedric and Santiago-Hudson, with Boyd and Wureh exploring the fate of young women adrift in this landscape and relying on men for an anchor, a rooting that too often proved elusive.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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In September 2025, the City Council voted to explore whether Los Angeles could withdraw all legally allowable homelessness funding from LAHSA and instead contract with the county’s new homelessness department.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Vidro is charged with premeditated murder and stalking, per court records.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Two days earlier, the 30-year-old had posted a video of McCann, 45, proposing to her as a lion stalked forward in the foreground.—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Mealey and the Defenders, who have filed a lawsuit against the city that seeks to block the public-private stadium plan and is being weighed by the Supreme Judicial Court, are reacting to an ESPN report that states the NWSL board is set to vote next week on the potential schedule change.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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But that letter, and the date it was sent, raised questions about recent court filings by the city attorney’s office in a case filed by the First Amendment Coalition seeking the release of all video footage and other records related to the police use of force against Evans.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Hunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunt. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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