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witch hunt
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witch hunt
McCarthyism, amassing evidence, close inquiry, department of investigation, detection, detective work, exhaustive study, harassment, harrying, hearing, hounding, indagation, investigation, investigative bureau, legislative investigation, legwork, oppression, perscrutation, persecution, probe, red-baiting, research, sifting, sleuthing, tormenting, victimization, witch-huntingFor further exploring for "witch hunt" in Webster Dictionary Online