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as in chased
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 pursued
to go in search of
I spent all afternoon hunting a job for the summer
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as in searched
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 hunted
In 1998, Herrington heard an interview, on NPR, with Rick Varner, who hunted feral hogs for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Baun hunted the field in that direction.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
The pair had scouted for elk and hunted the base the day before, when Cooper had his one-day archery tag.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 8 Jan. 2026
But when a talented and mysterious new girl is introduced at the last minute, things start to get strange — girls are being hunted and attacked one by one.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2026
Pumas largely disappeared from the region about a century ago as they were hunted to near-extinction by sheep farmers attempting to protect the animals from predation.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2025
To be fair, being hunted by a furry tank isn’t exactly forgettable.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 17 Dec. 2025
Wolves are returning to California after being hunted to local extinction in the 1920s.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Certain people in the East African country are hunted for body parts.
—Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunted
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The pursuit ended in Chula Vista when the vehicle being chased crashed into another vehicle.—
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No, not the space being chased, with the top six teams in each conference advancing directly to the playoffs and the next four to the play-in round.—
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Chicago pursued Bregman last offseason, too.—
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Yet even when the objective appears morally compelling, the means by which it is pursued still matter.—
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As Venezuelans have slowly emerged from their homes to buy groceries, see family, and go back to work, many are leaving their phones at home, concerned about their devices being searched by armed supporters of the government known as colectivos.—
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All price checks were searched online except Trader Joe’s.—
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People were obsessed with him, people stalked him, people died because of him.—
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Somehow, Olinger said, the jaguars always seemed to evade the traps with the team’s high-end gear and instead stalked past the smaller research cameras.—
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Tech Tutors sought to help seniors The Senior Service Council of Escondido is looking for volunteer tech tutors, tax preparers and receptionists.—
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Both Paxtons sought to have the case file sealed from public view, but gave up that fight last month after media organizations and a government watchdog group sued to get access.—
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Isola and others explored one such training scheme in a recent paper.—
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Through a series of interviews with longtime KC residents such as Alvin Brooks, Banks explored the history and future of Dunbar, once a vibrant neighborhood.—
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“Hunted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunted. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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