scavenger hunt
noun
: a game in which players try to acquire without buying specified items within a time limit
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The exhibit includes a scavenger hunt for visitors with prizes for participants that includes a coupon for The Detroit Shoppe and entry to win tickets to the Detroit Historical Museum.
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Carol Cain, Freep.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Elementary school students are brought to the Stranahan House to learn about pioneer life, ring the old ferry bell, make butter, play with pioneer-style toys and go on scavenger hunts.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
The 12 videos were part of a promotional scavenger hunt released by Google, which sent fans on a search for 12 orange doors hidden across 12 cities (for her 12th album) around the world.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2025
Fans across the globe are now accusing her of using AI in her promotional videos, which were released in the form of a scavenger hunt on Google this weekend.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
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Carol Cain, Freep.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Elementary school students are brought to the Stranahan House to learn about pioneer life, ring the old ferry bell, make butter, play with pioneer-style toys and go on scavenger hunts.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
The 12 videos were part of a promotional scavenger hunt released by Google, which sent fans on a search for 12 orange doors hidden across 12 cities (for her 12th album) around the world.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2025
Fans across the globe are now accusing her of using AI in her promotional videos, which were released in the form of a scavenger hunt on Google this weekend.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 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 16 Oct. 2025.
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