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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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as in pursued
to go in search of
I spent all afternoon hunting a job for the summer
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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
If an alpha wolfs out under a full moon, they get stuck in that form forever and are doomed to be hunted and killed by their fellow werewolves.
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Pre-settlement estimates put the statewide black bear population at 50,000, but the species was hunted to near-extinction by the 1930s in what was once known as the Bear State.
—Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
And in the early 1980s, Indiana finally found the cash to begin its own project in the form of the Nongame Wildlife Fund, which was money earmarked for the conservation of wildlife not typically hunted or fished.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Deer hunting rose in 2024 A report from the Michigan DNR shows in 2024 for all seasons combined, 532,926 people hunted deer, which was 1% greater than the year before.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The lions were hunted to the brink of extinction in India, before a ban on killing the cats was put in place in Gujarat a century ago.
—Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
By 1889, after being hunted nearly to extinction, that number dropped to under 1,000.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 29 Aug. 2025
Instead, the prehistoric creature would have hunted based on sight alone.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
The virus was known for occasionally jumping from small wild animals to people, often children who hunted them.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 14 Aug. 2025
Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Pre-settlement estimates put the statewide black bear population at 50,000, but the species was hunted to near-extinction by the 1930s in what was once known as the Bear State.
—Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
And in the early 1980s, Indiana finally found the cash to begin its own project in the form of the Nongame Wildlife Fund, which was money earmarked for the conservation of wildlife not typically hunted or fished.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Deer hunting rose in 2024 A report from the Michigan DNR shows in 2024 for all seasons combined, 532,926 people hunted deer, which was 1% greater than the year before.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The lions were hunted to the brink of extinction in India, before a ban on killing the cats was put in place in Gujarat a century ago.
—Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
By 1889, after being hunted nearly to extinction, that number dropped to under 1,000.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 29 Aug. 2025
Instead, the prehistoric creature would have hunted based on sight alone.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
The virus was known for occasionally jumping from small wild animals to people, often children who hunted them.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunted
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Bergert was chased early as the Royals lost 10-2 to the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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An interesting take because for the most part, the USA chased the game, particularly in the first half.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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While Alexander-Arnold’s signing had been pursued by the club since last year, Alonso’s conviction and insistence were key in landing Huijsen, Carreras and Mastantuono.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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While traveling with a driver and bodyguard, their car, pursued by paparazzi, crashed into a support column, flipped and landed in front of oncoming traffic.—
Kelsie Gibson,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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Every bag and piece of equipment that comes through security on Sunday will be scanned and thoroughly searched.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Six officers searched their residence, and the couple were detained for eight hours over a spat with Cowley Hill Primary School.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Tens of millions of years ago, an apex predator resembling a giant crocodile stalked the humid freshwater floodplains of southern Patagonia.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Violence has stalked us for generations.—
Trymaine Lee,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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But much like Howard Jarvis feared, the tax-and-spend interests have sought to destroy Proposition 13 ever since, most recently by persuading courts to carve loopholes in its constitutional protections and invent new ways for government agencies to raise revenue.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
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European hunters, many of them colonial officers, sought the Barbary lion as a trophy.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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In a YouTube video from 2024, a pair — a young man and a woman — explored whether the pass was really worth the price.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Creed has explored oud before, though never in this way.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Hunted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunted. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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