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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
You will be hunted, not the hunter.
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Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
These are the same woods where Pocasset native people hunted and gathered food.
—Lynne Sullivan, The Providence Journal, 28 Mar. 2026
The story goes back to 1913 when Sen̓áḵw was a coastal village where Squamish people hunted and fished.
—Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
Asia hasn’t been brought in as a servant, but as an offering, a human sacrifice, to be hunted by the wealthy residents of the Virgil, and Asia hasn’t made her way there to work, but to find and rescue her younger sister, Maria (Myha’la).
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Asia hasn’t been brought in as a servant but as an offering, a human sacrifice to be hunted by the wealthy residents of the Virgil.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Gravitational waves are usually hunted by measuring distance—how space itself stretches and shrinks ever so slightly.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Mar. 2026
In the new sequel, Grace teams with her estranged younger sister, Faith (Kathryn Newton), as they’re hunted by four elite families full of murderous jerks scrambling to become the High Seat of a Council that controls the world.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
By the 1800s, European settlers had displaced and hunted the once 60-million-strong bison population to near-extinction.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
These are the same woods where Pocasset native people hunted and gathered food.
—Lynne Sullivan, The Providence Journal, 28 Mar. 2026
The story goes back to 1913 when Sen̓áḵw was a coastal village where Squamish people hunted and fished.
—Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
Asia hasn’t been brought in as a servant, but as an offering, a human sacrifice, to be hunted by the wealthy residents of the Virgil, and Asia hasn’t made her way there to work, but to find and rescue her younger sister, Maria (Myha’la).
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Asia hasn’t been brought in as a servant but as an offering, a human sacrifice to be hunted by the wealthy residents of the Virgil.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Gravitational waves are usually hunted by measuring distance—how space itself stretches and shrinks ever so slightly.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Mar. 2026
In the new sequel, Grace teams with her estranged younger sister, Faith (Kathryn Newton), as they’re hunted by four elite families full of murderous jerks scrambling to become the High Seat of a Council that controls the world.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
By the 1800s, European settlers had displaced and hunted the once 60-million-strong bison population to near-extinction.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunted
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Isaiah Evans slipped trying to curl to the rim and Solo Ball scooped up the ball, racing toward the basket, chased by the likely player of the year, Cam Boozer.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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Without hesitation, Gunner flew down the stairs to the yard and chased after the bunny.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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The family would eventually move to Tennessee full-time as the teen pursued a career in music.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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The former owners of the property, Alterra Worldwide and real estate executives Tony Bader and Mike Sarimsakci, pursued conventional financing and other funding options for development.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Officers searched the area for Ebert and his 2001 Buick, which was found unoccupied with front-end damage in the 15000 block of Old Columbia Pike in Burtonsville.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Police reported finding two hydrocodone pills in the 50-year-old Presidential Medal of Freedom winner’s pockets when he was searched at the crash site.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The consolation of an evening mint tea and hookah was precious to those stalked by fear all day.—
Daniel Brook,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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The film follows a group of friends stalked by a killer wearing a Cupid mask in the days leading up to Valentine’s Day.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Mar. 2026
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Trump has sought fewer environmental rules.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The president thanked Thune and Johnson for their work, and sought to project Republican unity.—
Kevin Freking,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Wilzig became a dedicated collector, author and lecturer, eventually amassing thousands of pieces that explored human sexuality across cultures and centuries.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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The city has since explored smaller buyouts in places that flood repeatedly, including the Jewel Streets neighborhood, also known as the Hole, at the Brooklyn-Queens border.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Hunted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunted. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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