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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To Catch a Predator was a popular television show designed to hunt down child predators and lure them to a film set, where they would be interviewed and eventually arrested. Addie Morfoot, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025 In the nearly ten years since that was written, the debt is up to $36 trillion, which may help to explain why Mr. American Voter isn’t angry over Trump canceling foreign aid contracts or using DOGE algorithms to hunt down waste, fraud and insane spending. Susan Shelley, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2025 There were no arrests as police continued to hunt down the gunman, who was described as Hispanic and wearing a grey hoodie, dark pants and white shoes. Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025 He’s gone fully rogue trying to hunt down this mob boss, even using her client to trick a different member of the gang into testifying for him. Ayan Artan, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hunt down

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“Hunt down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunt%20down. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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