2
hunt(verb, determine, follow, discover, find)
2
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2
isolate(verb, separate, obtain, unearth, extricate)
2
knock off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, destroy, obscure)
2
obliterate(verb, remove, destroy, crush, eliminate)
2
pare
2
penetrate(verb, determine, turn, produce, follow)
2
pierce(verb, determine, turn, produce, follow)
2
pluck(verb, separate, obtain, unearth, extricate)
2
pluck out
2
probe(verb, determine, turn, produce, follow)
2
pry(verb, separate, determine, follow, discover)
2
pull out
2
pursue(verb, determine, follow, discover, find)
2
quest(verb, determine, follow, discover, find)
2
raze(verb, remove, destroy, crush, kill)
2
root(verb, turn, produce, clean, discover)
2
root up
2
rub out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, remove, destroy)
2
ruin(verb, destroy, crush, demolish, eradicate)
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