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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
These are the same woods where Pocasset native people hunted and gathered food.
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Lynne Sullivan, The Providence Journal, 28 Mar. 2026
The story goes back to 1913 when Sen̓áḵw was a coastal village where Squamish people hunted and fished.
—Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
Asia hasn’t been brought in as a servant, but as an offering, a human sacrifice, to be hunted by the wealthy residents of the Virgil, and Asia hasn’t made her way there to work, but to find and rescue her younger sister, Maria (Myha’la).
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Asia hasn’t been brought in as a servant but as an offering, a human sacrifice to be hunted by the wealthy residents of the Virgil.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Gravitational waves are usually hunted by measuring distance—how space itself stretches and shrinks ever so slightly.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Mar. 2026
In the new sequel, Grace teams with her estranged younger sister, Faith (Kathryn Newton), as they’re hunted by four elite families full of murderous jerks scrambling to become the High Seat of a Council that controls the world.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
By the 1800s, European settlers had displaced and hunted the once 60-million-strong bison population to near-extinction.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Born Again is a tremendous tribute to the character's 80s heyday under Frank Miller, with criminal Kingpin Wilson Fisk elected Mayor of New York and the blind superhero hunted by the authorities.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
Lynne Sullivan, The Providence Journal, 28 Mar. 2026
The story goes back to 1913 when Sen̓áḵw was a coastal village where Squamish people hunted and fished.
—Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
Asia hasn’t been brought in as a servant, but as an offering, a human sacrifice, to be hunted by the wealthy residents of the Virgil, and Asia hasn’t made her way there to work, but to find and rescue her younger sister, Maria (Myha’la).
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Asia hasn’t been brought in as a servant but as an offering, a human sacrifice to be hunted by the wealthy residents of the Virgil.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Gravitational waves are usually hunted by measuring distance—how space itself stretches and shrinks ever so slightly.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Mar. 2026
In the new sequel, Grace teams with her estranged younger sister, Faith (Kathryn Newton), as they’re hunted by four elite families full of murderous jerks scrambling to become the High Seat of a Council that controls the world.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
By the 1800s, European settlers had displaced and hunted the once 60-million-strong bison population to near-extinction.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Born Again is a tremendous tribute to the character's 80s heyday under Frank Miller, with criminal Kingpin Wilson Fisk elected Mayor of New York and the blind superhero hunted by the authorities.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunted
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Isaiah Evans slipped trying to curl to the rim and Solo Ball scooped up the ball, racing toward the basket, chased by the likely player of the year, Cam Boozer.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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Without hesitation, Gunner flew down the stairs to the yard and chased after the bunny.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Self-improvement, in this view, isn’t pursued to, well, improve the self.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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When people can’t afford to pay off balances their insurance plans don’t cover, the PRA report shows how hospitals and medical providers frequently pursued medical debt lawsuits.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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As Pivetta searched for his accuracy in the first inning, neither the former reliever Stammen nor pitching coach Ruben Niebla had success in getting the righty on track.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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State police later searched the area near the steel bridge and found among the piles of wood chips an envelope bearing the victim’s name, pieces of bone and tissue, a human fingernail and crowns to the victim’s teeth, prosecutors said.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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The consolation of an evening mint tea and hookah was precious to those stalked by fear all day.—
Daniel Brook,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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The film follows a group of friends stalked by a killer wearing a Cupid mask in the days leading up to Valentine’s Day.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Mar. 2026
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The latter, a wry comedy of futile endeavor, was based on a story by Kiarostami, but Haghighi soon sought to shake off Kiarostami’s influence—and, even more, a prevailing caricature of Iranian cinema that Kiarostami’s style had given rise to.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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The decision is a win for the federal government, which sought to block the testimony of FBI special agent Hugh Raymond Evans after Fulton County officials filed suit against the administration, seeking the return of the ballots.—
Olivia Rubin,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The beauty of Neue Galerie is its modest size, and all three gallery floors can be fairly explored in about 30 minutes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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For decades, 60 Minutes has explored some of the most remote and extraordinary places on Earth, places viewers have never been and likely will never go.—
Brit McCandless Farmer,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Hunted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunted. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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