scavenger hunt
noun
: a game in which players try to acquire without buying specified items within a time limit
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The scavenger hunt delves into the ship’s design, innovation and artifacts.
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Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 July 2025
The hotel also hosts kid-friendly cooking classes and scavenger hunts.
—Christine Burroni, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2025
Kids can join a scavenger hunt throughout the Maritime Museum collection and earn a prize.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025
There are five different sections based on popular puzzles like scavenger hunts, crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles and riddles.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 18 July 2025
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Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 July 2025
The hotel also hosts kid-friendly cooking classes and scavenger hunts.
—Christine Burroni, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2025
Kids can join a scavenger hunt throughout the Maritime Museum collection and earn a prize.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025
There are five different sections based on popular puzzles like scavenger hunts, crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles and riddles.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 18 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for scavenger hunt
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“Scavenger hunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scavenger%20hunt. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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