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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
The lion skin is that of a lion hunted and killed by Ernest Hemingway.
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026
That’s why not eating matters, why getting eaten by bugs matter and why feeling psychologically like you’re being hunted by the other players matter.
—Terry Terrones, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
The team hunted for a telltale sign that the springs and wells had a connection with Earth’s mantle, the layer sandwiched between the crust and the core that’s hundreds of miles thick.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
In that campaign, he was joined by Aron Ralston, the mountaineer who had to amputate part of his right arm to survive a climbing accident, and others who were bitten by rattlesnakes and hunted by hungry vultures.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
Once bountiful on the American plains, the animal was nearly hunted into extinction by the 1890s.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
The little Hobbits made stone tools and hunted a small species of ancient elephant that lived on the island.
—Craig Stanford, Big Think, 7 May 2026
The hulking animals, which can weigh nearly as much as a small car, were hunted to the brink of extinction in the 1800s.
—Drew Kann, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
But mothers who’d hunted long for that title knew that this unpleasantness was welcome, embraced.
—‘pemi Aguda, Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026
That’s why not eating matters, why getting eaten by bugs matter and why feeling psychologically like you’re being hunted by the other players matter.
—Terry Terrones, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
The team hunted for a telltale sign that the springs and wells had a connection with Earth’s mantle, the layer sandwiched between the crust and the core that’s hundreds of miles thick.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
In that campaign, he was joined by Aron Ralston, the mountaineer who had to amputate part of his right arm to survive a climbing accident, and others who were bitten by rattlesnakes and hunted by hungry vultures.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
Once bountiful on the American plains, the animal was nearly hunted into extinction by the 1890s.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
The little Hobbits made stone tools and hunted a small species of ancient elephant that lived on the island.
—Craig Stanford, Big Think, 7 May 2026
The hulking animals, which can weigh nearly as much as a small car, were hunted to the brink of extinction in the 1800s.
—Drew Kann, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
But mothers who’d hunted long for that title knew that this unpleasantness was welcome, embraced.
—‘pemi Aguda, Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunted
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In April, Clarke was arrested on drug charges in Arkansas after he was chased by authorities, CBS affiliate WREG-TV reported.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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The bear chased other groups of visitors.—
Mark Price
May 12,
Charlotte Observer,
12 May 2026
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The real test is whether those investments are pursued as isolated initiatives or as parts of one coherent strategy for managing growth in volatility while earning customer trust.—
Marcus Balzereit,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The lifeguard pursued me in a gray metal dinghy with a bullhorn, ordering me out of the water and yanking me up over the side of his boat.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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Police previously searched for Hicks at local homeless shelters and encampments, reported The Evening Sun, citing family.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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At the scene, Brown, according to his arrest warrant, was detained and searched.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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Wes Streeting, the country’s ambitious young Health Secretary, is disliked on the left of the Party and stalked by questions about his own relationship with Mandelson.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Both depict the story of an attorney and family being stalked by a violent psychopath.—
Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Among other things, advocates expressed concern the bill would allow companies to collect sensitive data about immigration status and reproductive health care sought, and then sell it to third parties and federal agencies.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
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Wang and Sun executed directives from PRC representatives and sometimes sought permission from Chinese government officials to post content, Wang’s plea agreement said.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
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Composers from nineteen countries, ranging from Cuba and Brazil to Japan and South Korea, communally explored an inexhaustible continent of sound.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Cars are banned, so visitors get around on foot or by golf cart; however, the island is arguably best explored by boat.—
Nicky Swallow,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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