hunted (through)

verb

past tense of hunt (through)
as in searched
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something she hunted through old birth and marriage records to trace the family tree

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunted (through)
  1. searched
  2. scanned
  3. found
Verb
  • Realizing that there was potentially a shooter on the run, Bagley reviewed surveillance footage and searched for more evidence, later finding a shoe print near the northeast side of the building.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • In the period that elapsed between the shooting and when police officers searched Langs’ car, there was time for a gun to disappear, Lowthorp asserted.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2026
Definition of searched
Verb
  • After 90 days the squid were removed from the tanks and euthanized, and their brains were scanned using magnetic resonance imaging.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 July 2026
  • Armed with a basket and a stick, her keen eyes scanned the damp, leafy undergrowth.
    — Leah Hudson, Popular Science, 9 July 2026
Definition of scanned
Verb
  • The festival, which spans the beach between Santa Monica Pier and Bay Street, takes its name from the street where Allen Sides founded the Ocean Way Recording studios.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026
  • Marchanta, which was founded by Raylin Diaz, creative director, in the Dominican Republic creates collectible sculptural objects and fragrances inspired by the cultural richness of the Caribbean.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 16 July 2026
Definition of found
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