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scavenger hunt

NOUN
treasure hunt
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The death file prevents the scavenger hunt that most families have to go on to find stuff.

From Barron's • Nov. 9, 2025

For families, the museum provides a special guide and activities that include a scavenger hunt, try-on clothing and a selfie station.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

Those who complete the mini scavenger hunt will be given a free gift at Paper Plant, which Niimura is keeping a secret.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025

The consequence was an opinion that refused to allow justice to be a scavenger hunt and courts to function as paper-collecting machines.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2025

She was debating whether to pretend to have left something in the restaurant again or be direct and say they were on a scavenger hunt, when a breeze rustled the flyer tacked to the tree.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman



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