1
as in chased
to seek out (game) for food or sport
Native Americans of the plains hunted buffalo for food, clothing, and shelter
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2
as in pursued
to go in search of
I spent all afternoon hunting a job for the summer
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3
as in searched
to go into or range over for purposes of discovery
a bag lady hunts the neighborhood for returnable bottles
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Recent Examples of hunted
But when a talented and mysterious new girl is introduced at the last minute, things start to get strange — girls are being hunted and attacked one by one.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2026
Pumas largely disappeared from the region about a century ago as they were hunted to near-extinction by sheep farmers attempting to protect the animals from predation.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2025
To be fair, being hunted by a furry tank isn’t exactly forgettable.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 17 Dec. 2025
Wolves are returning to California after being hunted to local extinction in the 1920s.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Certain people in the East African country are hunted for body parts.
—Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Opened in 1927 in response to the near-decimation of the koala population in Australia – the cuddly creatures were hunted for their pelts – Lone Pine is now home to about 100 koalas along with other native Australian fauna.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Some disturbing local rituals and sinister noises outside their cottage later, the couple’s young son vanishes, in this sly, sharp tale with a nod to fairy tales about hunters and hunted.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Others were captured in the following days as the regime forces hunted them down.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2026
Pumas largely disappeared from the region about a century ago as they were hunted to near-extinction by sheep farmers attempting to protect the animals from predation.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2025
To be fair, being hunted by a furry tank isn’t exactly forgettable.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 17 Dec. 2025
Wolves are returning to California after being hunted to local extinction in the 1920s.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Certain people in the East African country are hunted for body parts.
—Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Opened in 1927 in response to the near-decimation of the koala population in Australia – the cuddly creatures were hunted for their pelts – Lone Pine is now home to about 100 koalas along with other native Australian fauna.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Some disturbing local rituals and sinister noises outside their cottage later, the couple’s young son vanishes, in this sly, sharp tale with a nod to fairy tales about hunters and hunted.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Others were captured in the following days as the regime forces hunted them down.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunted
Verb
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Gonzalez chased her down, punched her several times and then dragged her back to the truck, police said.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
5 Jan. 2026
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That’s been the case this season, too, even as Nacua and Davante Adams have chased the NFL lead in receiving yards and touchdowns.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
3 Jan. 2026
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The couple became tabloid fixtures and were persistently pursued by the paparazzi.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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In Season 3, Srikant must navigate life on the run with his family while being pursued by TASC, his own intelligence unit, in addition to the new threats.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Officers searched the home, but Melodee was nowhere to be found.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Detective Jeremiah Hanson reached out to the Mid-States Organized Crime Information Center, a group of nine states that shared law-enforcement data, and asked for a historical record of every time someone had searched Ryan’s name—during a traffic stop, for example.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Vito Acconci masturbated under a wooden ramp and stalked people on the streets of New York City.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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In the clip, a young Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) is back in the Upside Down, where he was sent in Season 1, and he’s being stalked by its terrifying monsters.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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The parents both told the outlet, though, that their son has not sought political advice from them.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Massachusetts had passed a state law exempting its citizens from serving in such an undeclared war, and the state then sought to bring the question of the conflict’s constitutionality before the justices.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Isola and others explored one such training scheme in a recent paper.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
7 Jan. 2026
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Through a series of interviews with longtime KC residents such as Alvin Brooks, Banks explored the history and future of Dunbar, once a vibrant neighborhood.—
Mara Williams,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Hunted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunted. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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