hunting (through)

verb

Definition of hunting (through)next
present participle of hunt (through)
as in searching
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 hunting (through)
  1. searching
  2. scanning
Verb
  • While searching for a message to share with his team this week, Frost found inspiration from the handful of games that were played this weekend as part of Week 0.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The farm alleges an officer in Polk County shot the donkey while searching for a missing person without permission or warning, according to the Facebook post.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of searching
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  • Traders positioned watchmen along the shoreline, scanning the horizon for incoming vessels.
    — Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Within hours of an employee scanning my driver’s license, a high-resolution scan of my ID was available for sale on the dark web.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of scanning
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“Hunting (through).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunting%20%28through%29. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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