Descry
Descry verb - To come upon after searching, study, or effort.
Hunt through and descry are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hunt through" instead a verb "Descry".
Nearby Words: descried, descrying
Hunt through
Hunt through verb - To look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something.
Usage example: she hunted through old birth and marriage records to trace the family tree
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Synonyms for Hunt through
Descry and hunt through are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Descry" instead a verb "Hunt through".
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Related pairs
- study and descry
- study and hunt through
- inspect and descry
- inspect and hunt through
- survey and descry
- survey and hunt through
- scrutinize and descry
- scrutinize and hunt through
- locate and descry
- locate and hunt through
- determine and descry
- determine and hunt through
- hunt and descry
- hunt and hunt through
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Hunt through and Descry. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/descry/hunt_through
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Hunt through or Descry. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/descry/hunt_through.
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