scavenger hunt
noun
: a game in which players try to acquire without buying specified items within a time limit
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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.
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Cody Godwin, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Working farms and scavenger hunts among California’s classics Few regions can touch the reputation of Napa Valley, where wineries like Frog’s Leap remain remarkably down to earth.
—AFAR Media, 23 Oct. 2025
Both said organizing the scavenger hunt for the council’s Earth Day Fair last April was their favorite activity.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
Kids can enjoy a petting zoo, sunflower maze, scavenger hunt, face painting and pony rides.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
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Cody Godwin, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Working farms and scavenger hunts among California’s classics Few regions can touch the reputation of Napa Valley, where wineries like Frog’s Leap remain remarkably down to earth.
—AFAR Media, 23 Oct. 2025
Both said organizing the scavenger hunt for the council’s Earth Day Fair last April was their favorite activity.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
Kids can enjoy a petting zoo, sunflower maze, scavenger hunt, face painting and pony rides.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Scavenger hunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scavenger%20hunt. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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