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witch-hunt (n)
searching out and harassing dissenters
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searching out and harassing dissenters
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The medieval witch-hunt persecuted innocent women for alleged sorcery.
The McCarthy witch-hunt in the 1950s targeted suspected communists in the US government.
Journalism can become vulnerable to witch-hunts when the media focuses on sensationalism rather than truth.
The accusations of witchcraft were often used as a form of social control during the European witch-hunts.
