hunt down
verb
hunted down; hunting down; hunts down
1
: to succeed in finding (something)
It may take me a while to hunt down the phone number.
2
: to find and capture (someone)
The killer was hunted down with help from his relatives.
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Norway is hunting down an opportunity for Haaland in the box, but Ivory Coast has done a good job keeping multiple bodies on the 6-foot-4 superstar.
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Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 June 2026
Ocean predators such as the seal, whale, dolphin, and walrus would be hunted down and made into supermarket steaks.
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David Merritt Johns,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
In action today, Norway’s goal-scoring giant Erling Haaland locks his Viking horns with France’s lighting-fast Kylian Mbappé, who is hunting down the World Cup scoring record.
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Mark Hodge,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
Burnstine suggested bypassing highway tourist traps and downloading tracking apps to hunt down cheap fuel.
—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
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Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 June 2026
Ocean predators such as the seal, whale, dolphin, and walrus would be hunted down and made into supermarket steaks.
—
David Merritt Johns,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
In action today, Norway’s goal-scoring giant Erling Haaland locks his Viking horns with France’s lighting-fast Kylian Mbappé, who is hunting down the World Cup scoring record.
—
Mark Hodge,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
Burnstine suggested bypassing highway tourist traps and downloading tracking apps to hunt down cheap fuel.
—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
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“Hunt down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunt%20down. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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