as in search
an act or process of looking carefully or thoroughly for someone or something
soon the whole family was involved in the hunt for Mom's car keys
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1
as in to chase
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 to pursue
to go in search of
I spent all afternoon hunting a job for the summer
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Recent Examples of hunt
Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 21 May 2025
In winter and spring, Inuit residents snowmobile hundreds of kilometers over it to go ice fishing and hunt musk ox and seals, local hunter Brandon Langan told me in his living room, a black musk ox hide hanging behind him.
—Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
Charlie Savage, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The borough is witnessing substantial demand as renters hunt for comparative value and additional housing alternatives, wrote Gary Malin, chief operating officer of The Corcoran Group.
—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Noun
Six of the 10 inmates who busted out of a New Orleans jail by ripping out a toilet and climbing through a hole in the wall are still on the loose in the fifth day of a hunt to recapture them, authorities said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 21 May 2025
In winter and spring, Inuit residents snowmobile hundreds of kilometers over it to go ice fishing and hunt musk ox and seals, local hunter Brandon Langan told me in his living room, a black musk ox hide hanging behind him.
—Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
Verb
Section 702 rules say agents may hunt for Americans’ information only under narrow circumstances.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The borough is witnessing substantial demand as renters hunt for comparative value and additional housing alternatives, wrote Gary Malin, chief operating officer of The Corcoran Group.
—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunt
Noun
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Opt for a challenging puzzle, word searches, strategy games, or Sudoku.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
21 May 2025
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Experts Weigh In Police found a knife matching Anderson's description during a search of Emmert's home in October 2024.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
Verb
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Redefining What Success Looks Like Instead of chasing traditional business blueprints rooted in overwork and hustle, many Black women are carving out a new model—one that centers sustainability, wellness, and self-preservation.—
Jasmine Browley,
Essence,
28 May 2025
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Photos show the furry intruder perched on top of the stove in the kitchen, where a warden and local sheriff's deputy discovered the animal before chasing it from the property through an open door.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
27 May 2025
Verb
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Conservative governments that preceded him had taken an even stricter position on cannabis, often pursuing a more zero-tolerance approach.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Trump, eager to broker a peace deal bringing more than three years of full-scale war in Eastern Europe to a close, has become increasingly frustrated with Russian officials refusing to ink an agreement, despite pursuing a general thaw in relations with the Kremlin.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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Jamaican fibre artist Katrina Coombs engages with natural fibers to explore women’s relationships to their bodies, specifically their wombs, and their experiences within and beyond the role of motherhood.—
Byron Armstrong,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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The idea of using this movement as a background to explore these themes, using the language of a musical film started to take shape.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
20 May 2025
Verb
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The result is a low-grade cultural fear, with people placing masking tape on device mics and TikTokers begging Siri to stop stalking them.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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Hunger is so rife that famine is once again stalking Gaza, according to the World Food Program's Antoine Renard, who's just returned from there.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
18 May 2025
Verb
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Team Trump may also seek to use different legal strategies to reimpose some of the tariffs the court struck down.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2025
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The house said last week it has been cleared of any wrongdoing. Chiuri has sought to promote more sustainable production methods and create jobs for women, especially in India, while admitting those efforts will take time to bear fruit.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
29 May 2025
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“Hunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunt. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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