HUNTS (DOWN OR UP) Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

hunts (down or up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of hunt (down or up)

as in finds

to come upon after searching, study, or effort managed to hunt down his ancestors, who arrived back to the 16th century

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The agent reads a contract, finds the clause, fills in the field, and escalates the exception.

— Eshaan Jain, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Read kicks this tale off with a meet-cute and an unconventional relationship, but finds authentic emotion and real social issues to power the characters’ journeys forward.

— Katie Walsh, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of finds

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The key is to understand where each audience learns and engages, then prioritize relevant relationships over mass reach.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The creator specifically references a scene from Outlander season 1 in which the older version of Dougal, played by Graham McTavish, learns of Maura’s death.

— Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2026

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Decades later, Santa discovers the misplaced letter and immediately sets out to make things right.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
Written by Pennette, the untitled comedy stars Pierce as a man who discovers that the unexamined life can bite you in the ass.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of discovers

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Jessica Barden has a ball playing a mercurial, theatrical Nance who gets nauseous at the sight of her peas touching her carrots touching her mashed potatoes.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
The rule gives immigration officers wider discretion when deciding who gets a green card or certain visas.

— Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of gets

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Qualley locates defensive purpose in Maya’s stiff reserve, and an errant gleam of joy when Charlie’s dorky come-ons actually do the job.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
If most people tend to think of the art as the visual or sonic manifestation one encounters, Protocol Art locates the art not in its manifestations but in the work that generates them.

— Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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