manhunt
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- noun
- /ˈmænˌhʌnt/
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- The police coordinated a massive manhunt after the suspect escaped from custody.
- a manhunt by police
- launch a manhunt
- conduct a manhunt
Examples
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Update on the manhunt for the escaped convict.
Fiction book (1993) -
Recapping our top story, a massive manhunt continues tonight as authorities search for five suspects in a violent armed robbery at the Franklin Casino two days ago.
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And this was the biggest man search manhunt ever, ever put on for anyone.
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Our first story... a story of a manhunt.
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The governor himself told me this manhunt was a top priority.
Fiction book (1993) -
The discovery had prompted a manhunt involving nearly every police department in the Chicago area.
Fiction book (1999) -
Police were targeting the trio in a public manhunt.
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NSW Police have announced a nationwide manhunt for a teenage boy on the run after a bungled jewelry heist.
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The manhunt for Nicholas Sloan continues at this time in Milwaukee where former Weather Underground member Donald Fitzgerald was taken into custody today.
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After the astonishing display of vigilantism... during the Yakavetta trial yesterday... the largest manhunt in recent memory is being undertaken... to capture three men the media have dubbed "the Saints."
Synonyms
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1.0
An act of looking for something or someone
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2.1
A careful search for something or someone
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7.6
A set of police actions to catch criminals or wanted people
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Etymology
Manhunt is made from man and hunt, and hunt means 'to chase or search'. So a manhunt is like hunting an animal but the target is a person, which is why it means an organized search, often by police, for a suspected criminal.