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hunting

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verb

present participle of hunt

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of hunting
Noun
Leave a comment View Comments Also borrowing from nature is landscape architect Tom Stuart-Smith, whose proposal incorporates a replica of a centuries-old oak tree from Windsor Great Park, once the private hunting grounds of the late Queen’s former residence, Windsor Castle. Rosa Rahimi, CNN Money, 9 May 2025 But outside this structure, the grove’s true guardians are an unwritten set of taboos and spiritual obligations that forbid logging, hunting, or harming any living thing within its boundaries, explains Alao Eniafe, a local chief in the community, in a text message to The Christian Science Monitor. Ogar Monday, Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2025
Verb
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 See All Example Sentences for hunting
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunting
Verb
  • Nebraska is all in on pursuing Millard South tight end Isaac Jensen.
    Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Any international observer should be able to understand Seoul’s reasoning for pursuing a nuclear option.
    Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • While her mother—who ran a tortilla business in Ensenada—planted vines back in 2007, Santiago studied enology in Australia and fell for biodynamic farming; at Mina Penélope, water canals capture and redirect water, and Santiago rebuilds and replenishes soil through composting and cover crops.
    Anya von Bremzen, AFAR Media, 8 May 2025
  • White’s mother, Carla White, who had worked for the county probation department for nearly two decades, was sentenced last month to one year in jail for helping her son evade capture while law enforcement sought him for Medina’s killing.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • Kyiv is seeking security guarantees in the form of accession to NATO.
    Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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

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“Hunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunting. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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