scavenger hunt
noun
: a game in which players try to acquire without buying specified items within a time limit
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This year’s lineup includes ice tubing, ice skating and a scavenger hunt.
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Caché McClay, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Nov. 2025
And to find the tree, participants have to go on a scavenger hunt.
—Khadejeh Nikouyeh, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
There will be campground trick-or-treating, a scavenger hunt and a campsite decorating contest.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
Instead of having visitors ring the doorbell, turn the experience into a candy scavenger hunt in or around your home with candy and other prizes.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
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Caché McClay, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Nov. 2025
And to find the tree, participants have to go on a scavenger hunt.
—Khadejeh Nikouyeh, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
There will be campground trick-or-treating, a scavenger hunt and a campsite decorating contest.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
Instead of having visitors ring the doorbell, turn the experience into a candy scavenger hunt in or around your home with candy and other prizes.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 27 Oct. 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 18 Nov. 2025.
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