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
Jace Bauserman, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2025
On the other hand, his track record and flashes of promise this year have intrigued clubs in the playoff hunt seeking a frontline starter.
—Kaitlyn Pohly, Miami Herald, 16 July 2025
Julia Gomez, USA Today, 19 July 2025
The most hardcore of Swifties are known for hunting for Easter eggs and references hidden in the singer's social media and artistic output.
—Kristin Vartan, EW.com, 18 July 2025
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Noun
Develop the mental toughness required for a DIY elk hunt.
—Jace Bauserman, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2025
On the other hand, his track record and flashes of promise this year have intrigued clubs in the playoff hunt seeking a frontline starter.
—Kaitlyn Pohly, Miami Herald, 16 July 2025
Verb
Advice for beginner fossil hunters Mercuri advises anyone who wants to start hunting for shark teeth and fossils to begin by joining a Facebook group for fossil hunters.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 19 July 2025
The most hardcore of Swifties are known for hunting for Easter eggs and references hidden in the singer's social media and artistic output.
—Kristin Vartan, EW.com, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunt
Noun
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Police also found luxury goods and clothing, not limited to jewelry, high-end handbags and sports memorabilia, in their search of storage units owned by Nezhinskiy in New Jersey.—
Zach Powell,
New York Times,
20 July 2025
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The revised count provides significant relief to families and communities while allowing search and rescue operations to focus resources more effectively on the remaining three missing persons.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 July 2025
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Two years after the Goetz incident, a white mob in the Italian American enclave of Howard Beach in New York chased 23-year-old Michael Griffith and two friends, all Black, and beat Griffith to death for simply being in their neighborhood.—
Robert Chiarito,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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And that’s what all three of these companies are chasing: trust, at scale.—
Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega,
semafor.com,
14 July 2025
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Rather than pursuing general-purpose models that compete with ChatGPT, Switzerland aims to develop large language models for specific applications in fields such as science, education, healthcare, robotics and climate studies.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Together, they’re pursued by Magneto's (Ian McKellen) Brotherhood of Mutants and eventually rescued by Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and the X-Men.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
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Instead of a sensational re-creation of the tragic events that led to their arrests decades prior, the feature-length documentary explores remorse and asks how much time in prison is enough.—
John J. Lennon,
Rolling Stone,
19 July 2025
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The piece explores bureaucracy and unemployment through two people preparing for a job interview with a telecommunications company.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
19 July 2025
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There is the possibility a disease is affecting the flower stalks and young fruits.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 July 2025
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Other highlights of the museum include Ouija boards, Voodoo dolls, objects used in satanic rituals, a coffin that a 17-year-old boy allegedly slept in before stalking women at night and artifacts from a plane that crashed into the Florida Everglades, according to Courant archives.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
15 July 2025
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Priya first arrived in Yemen in 2008, joining the ranks of more than two million people from Kerala who have sought better livelihoods across the Middle East.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
15 July 2025
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The State Department is seeking $2.9 billion in funding to continue HIV-AIDS programs in the next fiscal year—far lower than PEPFAR's current budget of more than $4 billion.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
15 July 2025
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“Hunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunt. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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