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- noun Plural form of
witch-hunt .
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Examples
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The hysteria building up and exploding into these kind of witchhunts is a product of the ever mounting evidence for human biodiversity.
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Don't recall witchhunts in your own adopted hometown of Berkeley over, say, the meaning of "water buffalo?"
Color Blind Spot James Killus 2007
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The hysteria building up and exploding into these kind of witchhunts is a product of the ever mounting evidence for human biodiversity.
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Justice Department will not conduct "witchhunts" on Wall Street over the financial crisis but will investigate fraud.
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"witchhunts" on Wall Street over the financial crisis, but will investigate fraud.
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 Nevertheless, the baron and baroness blame travesties on their servants, and the pastor calls for witchhunts but refuses to consider that his children or any of the children could be responsible for such senseless acts of violence and destruction.
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"There won't be any witchhunts today but on the other hand we won't hesitate to clamp down," he said.
Soccer Clubs Warned Over Finances Jonathan Clegg 2011
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And a growing wave of countries abolished blood sports, dueling, witchhunts, religious persecution, absolute despotism and slavery.
Violence Vanquished Steven Pinker 2011
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From a crass partisan standpoint, we really needed someone in that position who would have the ability to undercut Issa's witchhunts.
House Dem Oversight Staff Battling Each Other The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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I was just rereading the Devils of Loudin (Aldous Huxley) it kind of reminds me of the witchhunts we have going on now.
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