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
Larry Seward, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
The action takes a turn when a manhunt for a ruthless vigilante becomes a woman hunt.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 15 Jan. 2026
Her house-hunting strategy was to make the best possible impression on potential landlords and appeal to a higher power, because at the time, the law would not protect her.
—Robin Urevich, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Gabriel recorded part of his snack hunt for fun.
—Larry Seward, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
The action takes a turn when a manhunt for a ruthless vigilante becomes a woman hunt.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
The best places to hunt for forbidden titles were other people’s bookshelves, but this one was hard to find even there.
—Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 15 Jan. 2026
Her house-hunting strategy was to make the best possible impression on potential landlords and appeal to a higher power, because at the time, the law would not protect her.
—Robin Urevich, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunt
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Hassabis said the Gemini models being developed at DeepMind can be shipped across various Google products, such as search, very quickly.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2026
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Earlier this month, the Duke of Sussex visited Santa Barbara–area fire stations alongside Watch Duty co-founder and CEO John Mills, where firefighters walked him through the realities of emergency response, from brush trucks and rescue ATVs to thermal search-and-rescue drones.—
Erin Hill,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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Investigators later determined that a gray Dodge Charger began chasing the Toyota at a high rate of speed.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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Tech companies have also been chasing the next big product following the smartphone and think AI could be key to finding it.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Continuing to pursue her passion for content creation also meant evolving her output to reflect her new reality.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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Other technology giants in China, including Baidu , have been pursuing similar full-stack strategies.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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Next, the team plans to explore more complex designs.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Jan. 2026
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This guide explores various methods to eliminate soap scum and offers preventive measures to stop its return.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2026
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Somehow, Olinger said, the jaguars always seemed to evade the traps with the team’s high-end gear and instead stalked past the smaller research cameras.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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Several key pieces of evidence referenced at trial, including police reports documenting earlier strangulation attempts and stalking, are no longer available in agency archives.—
Stephen Martin,
Oklahoma Watch,
13 Jan. 2026
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Silver and gold have been on a tear as investors seek safer bets amid concerns of Federal Reserve Independence.—
Tasmin Lockwood,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2026
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The stadium’s current highest-profile draw is the Oakland Roots soccer team, which on Friday will seek a special events permit to play 17 home games for its 2026 season, which begins in March.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Hunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunt. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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