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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1
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
Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2025
But the season premiere of the series also sets up Murtagh's complicated relationship with Jocasta and a core part of his mythology involving a boar hunt.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
And there’s nothing to do but flee as though escaping perdition or howl as though hunting salvation.
—Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The episode focuses on Tina (Liza Colón-Zayas), and the sudden firing which leads her to job hunt all over Chicago and end up at The Bear — a clear before and after in her life.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2025
But the season premiere of the series also sets up Murtagh's complicated relationship with Jocasta and a core part of his mythology involving a boar hunt.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Verb
The Iñupiat’s biggest concern was the impact Project Chariot would have on their livelihood, primarily hunting caribou and seal, fishing, and collecting bird eggs.
—Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
And there’s nothing to do but flee as though escaping perdition or howl as though hunting salvation.
—Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunt
Noun
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The search for the Rhodes College alumnus has drawn international media attention since his friends posted pleas for help on social media in finding him.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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As the search for a partnership to save OCO-2 and OCO-3 begins, NASAonly has less than two months to figure out how to keep the missions going.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
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Michael Penix The Falcons’ selection of Penix put the draft on tilt in 2024, but his play at the end of the season — replacing an immobile, unproductive Cousins as starter — showed the upside Atlanta was chasing with their surprise selection at No. 8 overall.—
Jake Ciely,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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Asia hangs back from fetch, left; and right, Kiki gives her space to chase the ball at her own pace.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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Resolution had pursued the land exchange with the Forest Service for about 10 years before it became attached as a last-minute rider to a defense bill by lawmakers led by the late Sen. John McCain in December 2014.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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The process is too time-intensive and costly, with not enough ROI for lenders to continue pursuing and untenable lending terms for SMBs to accept.—
Brock Blake,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Musk may also be exploring an antitrust claim due to Apple's recent struggles defending against accusations that its App Store is anticompetitive in both the European Union and the US.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
12 Aug. 2025
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With La Mer’s support, Chadda will use cutting-edge technologies to explore how aging disrupts cellular transport in neurons.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The complaint alleges that Santiago belittled, stalked and harassed Ortiz in front of other students and teachers.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
12 Aug. 2025
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Kate Riley: Despondently stalking up and down avenues of Manhattan, scheming of ways to acquire food without paying for it, alienating and terrifying everyone who cared about me, trying to invent toys.—
Teddy Wayne
August 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This has been the central question of the season, and seeking answers has only made the truth seem further away, like an episode of Unsolved Mysteries.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2025
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In October, the agency opened a probe involving 2.5 million Teslas, seeking to determine if the company's technology can adequately perform in low-visibility conditions, like fog and rain.—
Liam Rappleye,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Hunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunt. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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