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coursing

[kawr-sing, kohr-] / ˈkɔr sɪŋ, ˈkoʊr- /

NOUN

hunt

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exploration hunting inquiry interrogation investigation probe prosecution pursuit quest race raid

STRONG

following frisking game hounding inquest inquisition meddling prying pursuance pursuing reconnaissance research rummage scrutiny seeking sifting snooping sporting steeplechase study tracing trailing

WEAK

field sport look-see

NOUN

hunting

Synonyms

STRONGEST

angling fishery fishing shooting

STRONG

falconry fowling hawking sporting stalking trapping

WEAK

big-game hunting halieutics the hunt venatics venery

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Coursing through all of these elements is a seething anger at authoritarianism.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2024

Coursing through Coleman’s work, Smith said, is deep love for the total Los Angeles with all its contradictions.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024

Short for Coursing Ability Test, the sport tests a dog’s speed and drive across a short distance.

From Washington Post • Aug. 14, 2020

Coursing with adrenaline from his incredible catch, Laughlin gets things started with a staccato machine-gun-fire response, rattling off bunch of befuddling, glorious regional gems like...

From Golf Digest • Jan. 22, 2018

Coursing through the fields of space, he beheld the gossamer shapes, whose choral joys his spirit had so often shared.

From Zanoni by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron

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