hunted (through)

verb

past tense of hunt (through)
as in searched
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something she hunted through old birth and marriage records to trace the family tree

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunted (through)
  1. searched
  2. scanned
  3. found
Verb
  • Agents also searched a nearby cannabis dispensary located next door to the senator’s office.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Dado Ruvic | Reuters Bitcoin headed for its third straight winning week, as traders searched for refuge amid volatile moves in equities, currencies and bond markets.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of searched
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  • Scientists gave participants blind taste tests, then scanned their brains during tastings.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Woodland’s cameras have scanned more than 392,000 license plates in the past 30 days, according to the department’s transparency website.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of scanned
Verb
  • The company was founded in Atlanta by Georgia Tech students, and is still headquartered in the city.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Candle True Stories is part of Candle Media, the media holding company co-founded by former Disney execs Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of found
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“Hunted (through).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunted%20%28through%29. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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