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scavenger hunt

NOUN
treasure hunt
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But overall, it’s an inventive conceit for a scavenger hunt that prompts Felix and Marigold to re-examine their surroundings, recording the sounds of summer as they go.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

Finding the best pint in a given city has become a digital scavenger hunt.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 19, 2026

At one man's request, the agency devised a "Mission Impossible" production for an adventurous young woman: an iPad delivered in the morning launched a scavenger hunt across Paris by sidecar and by boat.

From Barron's Feb. 12, 2026

It’s the reason meal kits feel so soothing — everything ready, nothing frantic, no mid-recipe scavenger hunt for a missing clove of garlic.

From Salon Dec. 20, 2025

I had suddenly found a clue to a scavenger hunt I didn’t know I had joined.

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen



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