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- noun Plural form of
witch-hunt .
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Examples
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The communist witch-hunts of the McCarthy period are for Feldman the paradigm for America's "neurotic nightmare."
Michael Roth: Review of Jay Feldman's Manufacturing Hysteria Michael Roth 2011
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The communist witch-hunts of the McCarthy period are for Feldman the paradigm for America's "neurotic nightmare."
Michael Roth: Review of Jay Feldman's Manufacturing Hysteria Michael Roth 2011
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McCarthyism and the witch-hunts of the 1950s are the obvious answer, but for many, the anti-aggression pact between Hitler and Stalin in 1939 was the defining moment.
An Interview with Karen Wunderman, author of Winterkill 2010
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But that does not absolve NASA, nor is this about witch-hunts or smearing NASA.
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I look forward to several zillion hours of witch-hunts on C-SPAN as elections draw near and senators/reps need cover.
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Victims were at times believed to be possessed by evil spirits, and the unlucky ones were sometimes subjected to witch-hunts and persecution.
The Cloned Cow Has Left the Barn Henry I. Miller 2010
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Slaves were fed, clothed and housed; circus freaks got to see the world; and witch-hunts gave alot of publicity for poor peasants.
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After several more hit plays, Hellman revived The Children's Hour in 1952, when the communist witch-hunts were in full swing.
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Slaves were fed, clothed and housed; circus freaks got to see the world; and witch-hunts gave alot of publicity for poor peasants.
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It does if you remember or know about Joe McCarthy and the witch-hunts of the 1950's to find, brand and destroy anyone deemed a communist.
RNC resolution won't 'handcuff' Steele, co-sponsor says 2009
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