1
as in chasing
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 pursuing
to go in search of
I spent all afternoon hunting a job for the summer
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3
as in searching
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 hunting
Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
About a quarter-mile from the parking area are the remains of Mayhew Lodge, a hunting and fishing lodge built in the early 1900s by one of the photographers who worked on the silent film adaptation of the novel in 1923.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025
This is the third time in a decade the man received such a sentence, and the fifth overall revocation of his hunting privileges reports the Rogue Valley Times, a local newspaper.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 6 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The agency noted that GDP dropped in 16 of the 23 recorded industry groups, with finance and insurance; agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting; and wholesale trade the leading contributors to the decline.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
About a quarter-mile from the parking area are the remains of Mayhew Lodge, a hunting and fishing lodge built in the early 1900s by one of the photographers who worked on the silent film adaptation of the novel in 1923.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
Noun
And instead of hunting for world premieres, the team is happy to simply showcase great movies from anywhere in the world.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025
This is the third time in a decade the man received such a sentence, and the fifth overall revocation of his hunting privileges reports the Rogue Valley Times, a local newspaper.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunting
Verb
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Nebraska is all in on pursuing Millard South tight end Isaac Jensen.—
Mitch Sherman,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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Any international observer should be able to understand Seoul’s reasoning for pursuing a nuclear option.—
Robert E. Kelly,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Dec. 2024
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Deputies started searching the area and soon spotted a set of footprints in the snow that led away from the road.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
5 Jan. 2025
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The view here is that mass deportation of Mexicans from the United States will ultimately result in quite a few more Mexicans searching for a way to get to the United States than before.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Mangione, who faces federal charges of murder and stalking, as well as New York State charges, including murder in furtherance of terrorism, will face a jury next year, although a trial date has not yet been set.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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Mangione was arraigned in federal court on Thursday on two counts of stalking, one count of murder through use of a firearm and a firearms offense.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Kyiv is seeking security guarantees in the form of accession to NATO.—
Samuel Charap,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Dec. 2024
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On the other hand, the instant impact of dilution may reduce the value of the shares, which would be alarming for investors seeking consistency or those cautious of the inherent hazards in the bitcoin market.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Perseverance spotted the swirling winds with its navigation camera on January 25 while exploring a location on the crater’s western rim called Witch Hazel Hill.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 Apr. 2025
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Her administration is exploring setting up programs to help affected businesses with help from quasi-public agencies like MassTech.—
Steph Solis,
Axios,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The arrest came amid the Trump administration’s expanding deportation campaign that has spotlighted the capture of immigrants convicted of crimes.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
27 June 2025
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The captures come as Louisiana authorities continue to investigate how the men were able to create a hole in a cell wall by ripping out a toilet and to escape without being noticed by guards in the early hours of May 16.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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“Hunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunting. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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