scavenger hunt
noun
: a game in which players try to acquire without buying specified items within a time limit
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There's special programming for young guests with games, crafts, movies, scavenger hunts, and nature walks.
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2024
Admission is free, and there is even a scavenger hunt with prizes.
—Mary Ann Ashcraft, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2024
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2024
Admission is free, and there is even a scavenger hunt with prizes.
—Mary Ann Ashcraft, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2024
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 2 Jun. 2024.
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