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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
These special beings unite to try and discover their true evolutionary purpose while being watched and hunted by a dark group called the Whispers.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 14 Feb. 2026
As Malcolm navigates the moral complexities of his creation, he is hunted by an unrelenting assassin from the future which forever alters the fate of his three children, reads Netflix’s synopsis.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
Deer, meanwhile, were hunted mercilessly.
—Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 12 Feb. 2026
Otters, once plentiful in Indiana, were hunted en masse for their thick fur.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 11 Feb. 2026
And now, speaking from a hotel in Seattle in early December in their downtime on tour, the final six — now known as Katseye — are … breaking into peals of laughter remembering how doggedly two of them recently hunted for dessert at midnight after a show in San Francisco.
—Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
The design is meant to reorient us, to take us on a trail walked not by humans but traversed and carved by elephants, a creature still misunderstood, vilified and hunted for its cataclysmic-like ability to reshape land, and sometimes communities.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
McMann hunted, but never cheated, for offence.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Porter and Murray hunted each other on switches throughout the game.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
Jeff Spry, Space.com, 14 Feb. 2026
As Malcolm navigates the moral complexities of his creation, he is hunted by an unrelenting assassin from the future which forever alters the fate of his three children, reads Netflix’s synopsis.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
Deer, meanwhile, were hunted mercilessly.
—Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 12 Feb. 2026
Otters, once plentiful in Indiana, were hunted en masse for their thick fur.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 11 Feb. 2026
And now, speaking from a hotel in Seattle in early December in their downtime on tour, the final six — now known as Katseye — are … breaking into peals of laughter remembering how doggedly two of them recently hunted for dessert at midnight after a show in San Francisco.
—Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
The design is meant to reorient us, to take us on a trail walked not by humans but traversed and carved by elephants, a creature still misunderstood, vilified and hunted for its cataclysmic-like ability to reshape land, and sometimes communities.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
McMann hunted, but never cheated, for offence.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Porter and Murray hunted each other on switches throughout the game.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunted
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But Niklas was the only one who chased Nordic combined initially.—
Dana ONeil,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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The warrant declaration states that footage from a Ring camera captured images of Rebecca Marodi fleeing their home as her wife chased her.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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He’s then pursued by a Terminator sent from the future, while a soldier follows the cyborg in an attempt to protect Lee and his family.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Suspecting the driver was drunk or on drugs, Blanchette had pursued the speeding car from Route 2A in Montville onto I-395 and, now, Route 2.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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The most searched for breakfast casserole in the South is the all-time favorite, the Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
13 Feb. 2026
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The family searched desperately for their bodies and eventually found them at the Kahrizak Forensic Medical Center south of Tehran.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Once news of her operations came to light, Addison became the target of pro-life activists — who stalked and doxxed her, threw a brick into Grey Sloan’s clinic, and even tried to run her over with a car.—
Max Gao,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2026
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These included Martin, Bailey, Samantha Boniface and Melanie, who told The Guardian that Hardy cyber-stalked and harassed roughly 25 of their female classmates.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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Bass and her campaign team have sought to highlight a list of accomplishments, including a steady decrease in homicides, a drop in street homelessness and her efforts to accelerate the construction of affordable housing.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Trump has sought to avoid a similar fate with his site, which is a much smaller undertaking, and to ensure the initiative delivers visible political payoff.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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The late Cuban modernist painter, whose boundary-blurring art explored his complex Afro-Asian Latino heritage, is currently having his largest-ever American retrospective at New York’s Museum of Modern Art.—
Stephanie Sporn,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2026
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With the high vacancy rates in most school districts, introducing an entrepreneurial approach for those able, suitable and seeking to educate should be explored, via national study in conjunction with our universities.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Hunted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunted. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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