scavenger hunt
noun
: a game in which players try to acquire without buying specified items within a time limit
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Kids can select from fun daily activities like scavenger hunts, poolside games, nature walks, and more.
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Esther Carlstone, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024
Fox has organized numerous opportunities for Swifties to meet and interact with one another, including bracelet-making sessions, scavenger hunts and more for those who purchase a ticket to the events through her Friendship Bracelet Project website.
—Sara Belcher, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
On the activities menu are a Glow Games featuring nighttime events illuminated by light sticks and luminous balls, a carnival, a scavenger hunt, arts and crafts, skits and drama performances, hiking, dodgeball, volleyball and basketball.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
The perk of all of this: There's no need to turn this experience into a complicated scavenger hunt, thanks to the city's online map that shows where each mural is located.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 26 Dec. 2024
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Esther Carlstone, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024
Fox has organized numerous opportunities for Swifties to meet and interact with one another, including bracelet-making sessions, scavenger hunts and more for those who purchase a ticket to the events through her Friendship Bracelet Project website.
—Sara Belcher, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
On the activities menu are a Glow Games featuring nighttime events illuminated by light sticks and luminous balls, a carnival, a scavenger hunt, arts and crafts, skits and drama performances, hiking, dodgeball, volleyball and basketball.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
The perk of all of this: There's no need to turn this experience into a complicated scavenger hunt, thanks to the city's online map that shows where each mural is located.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Scavenger hunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scavenger%20hunt. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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