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noun

Definition of huntnext
as in search
an act or process of looking carefully or thoroughly for someone or something soon the whole family was involved in the hunt for Mom's car keys

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verb

ˈhənt How to pronounce hunt (audio)
1
as in to chase
to seek out (game) for food or sport Native Americans of the plains hunted buffalo for food, clothing, and shelter

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2
as in to pursue
to go in search of I spent all afternoon hunting a job for the summer

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3
as in to search
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 hunt
Noun
Corso sets up in the blind and points the scope across the water at a neon-pink bouquet of Greater Flamingos ballet-dancing along the far edge of the lagoon, while grebes dive, avocets wade, and egrets and herons hunt in the foreground. — Alexandra Marvar, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026 Giving back beyond the hunt Janson's commitment to conservation extends beyond his own time in the woods. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
For an outdoorsy or hunting recipient, Bob Vila notes a three-zone configuration in the Colorado Men’s Heated Hunting Vest from Gobi Heat. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026 An amateur inventor played by Tom Stourton creates the first moving image machine to follow the work of an all-ladies ghost-hunting society who believe the gruesome murders across East London are not being carried out by a man, but a monster. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hunt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunt
  1. search
  2. chase
  3. pursue
  4. explore
  5. stalk
  6. seek
Noun
  • Flights carrying soldiers and military equipment from El Salvador continued to arrive on Monday in Haiti, where search and rescue operations for four missing Salvadoran aviation technicians remain ongoing.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Firing Riley now would leave athletic director Jen Cohen in a similarly tough position, with months of speculation surrounding a high-pressure search.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of search
Verb
  • Rather than chasing fancy titles or splashy paychecks throughout her career, she’s gravitated toward jobs that pushed her out of her comfort zone, forced her to take risks, and taught her to embrace a little chaos.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • At Fox, the viewer is the star, or at least the north star, the thing that everyone is chasing.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of chase
Verb
  • As of Thursday morning, the government had filed charging documents in 10 of the 28 cases, offering additional details about how authorities relied on voter registration data to pursue broader criminal charges around immigration status.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • L3Harris is pursuing an air-breathing ramjet design intended to improve fuel efficiency and extend engagement distances.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of pursue
Verb
  • The Swedish polymath explores the sounds, language, and imagery of Americana on a drolly observational singer-songwriter album.
    — Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The series explores the unsettling collision of ancient witchcraft beliefs and modern digital dating culture.
    — Samantha Bergeson, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of explore
Verb
  • Director Robert Eggers delivers a taut, terrifying period piece with this tale of a 17th-century New England family expelled from their village and stalked by a witch — a movie that also put the then-fledgling studio A24 on the map.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The poor, sweet, innocent angel of a chef, who was so proud to be able to share his menu with his world leader guests, only for Grace to stalk away mid-recitation?
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of stalk
Verb
  • SpaceX is seeking to raise an extra $40 billion in debt to help fund the campaign, but even fans on Wall Street question how SpaceX will raise the massive sums required.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • This legal challenge is not seeking to remove the measure from the ballot.
    — Amy DeLaura, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
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“Hunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunt. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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