hunt down
phrasal 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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The novel centered on a desperate man named Ben Richards, needing money for his sick daughter, who joins the most popular show, The Running Man, in which teams of killers hunt down contestants.
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Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2024
Ever since then, four elite Ukrainian brigades have been deliberately hunting down and ambushing 155th Naval Infantry Brigade platoons … and taking no prisoners.
—David Axe, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
After Palestinian militants kidnapped and murdered 11 Israeli athletes during the 1972 Munich Olympics, Israel launched a covert campaign — dubbed Operation Wrath of God — to hunt down all those responsible.
—Dan De Luce, NBC News, 20 Sep. 2024
Only vampire hunters, like the titular D—a half-vampire, half-human dhampir—can hope to stand up to the vampire’s supernatural might, and in the ‘85 film, D agrees to hunt down a 10,000-year-old vampire lord in order to prevent a young woman from falling under his thrall.
—James Grebey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
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Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2024
Ever since then, four elite Ukrainian brigades have been deliberately hunting down and ambushing 155th Naval Infantry Brigade platoons … and taking no prisoners.
—David Axe, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
After Palestinian militants kidnapped and murdered 11 Israeli athletes during the 1972 Munich Olympics, Israel launched a covert campaign — dubbed Operation Wrath of God — to hunt down all those responsible.
—Dan De Luce, NBC News, 20 Sep. 2024
Only vampire hunters, like the titular D—a half-vampire, half-human dhampir—can hope to stand up to the vampire’s supernatural might, and in the ‘85 film, D agrees to hunt down a 10,000-year-old vampire lord in order to prevent a young woman from falling under his thrall.
—James Grebey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Hunt down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunt%20down. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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