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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
Other researchers contended that these communities hunted for larger game.
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
It is believed to have stalked and hunted its prey like one too, peering above the water and clamping down on prey with powerful jaws.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Then, in turn, the meat-eating dinosaurs that hunted them ballooned in size.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
Google News is easy to see out of the corner of your eye but everything else needs to be hunted for.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
The Golden State’s gray wolves were hunted and trapped to extirpation a century ago.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
When not being hunted, whale sharks can live to 150 years, according to the World Wildlife Fund.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Unlike bones or tools, footprints capture dynamic moments, revealing how ancient humans walked, hunted, and possibly interacted.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2024
Venom is hunted by antagonistic forces from his home world while Eddie runs afoul of more human villains, and the bantering bosom buddies have to work together to save each other.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 27 Nov. 2024
Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
It is believed to have stalked and hunted its prey like one too, peering above the water and clamping down on prey with powerful jaws.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Then, in turn, the meat-eating dinosaurs that hunted them ballooned in size.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
Google News is easy to see out of the corner of your eye but everything else needs to be hunted for.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
The Golden State’s gray wolves were hunted and trapped to extirpation a century ago.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
When not being hunted, whale sharks can live to 150 years, according to the World Wildlife Fund.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Unlike bones or tools, footprints capture dynamic moments, revealing how ancient humans walked, hunted, and possibly interacted.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2024
Venom is hunted by antagonistic forces from his home world while Eddie runs afoul of more human villains, and the bantering bosom buddies have to work together to save each other.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 27 Nov. 2024
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Again, this is a hard problem and is being avidly pursued by everyone in this realm.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The 21-minute film follows two people who pursued gender-affirming care and later sought to reverse it.Abby Monteil, Them, 10 Dec. 2024
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The Lane County Sheriff’s Office added that multiple drones and aircraft searched the area from above while dozens of personnel looked by vehicle or on foot.David Chiu, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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But Horowitz's report noted that the partisan affiliation of the staffers was not imbalanced -- 21 staffers whose records were searched were Democrats, 20 were Republicans, and two worked in nonpartisan positions.Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
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This surprise Netflix hit—an autobiographical portrayal of being stalked, written by and starring comedian Richard Gadd—took the world by storm.Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 7 Nov. 2024
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The creature also had stalked eyes, like crustaceans, Lhéritier said.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
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Then came the drive for reparations and restitution, which not only sought to compensate for the unimaginable suffering but also for the property seized by the Nazis.Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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In just one case where the federal government sought to link police grants to immigration enforcement, the state prevailed and was reimbursed $57 million.Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Benson explored how the gender gap in listing leadership skills varied across the country.Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Since last year, a series of reviews, editorials, and perspective papers, mostly published in obesity journals, have explored this very question.Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Hunted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunted. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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