scavenger
Example Sentences
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In August, New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani hosted a citywide scavenger hunt, inviting voters to scour the boroughs in search of historic political sites.
From Los Angeles Times
As a scavenger, the red-headed vulture used to play a crucial role in the ecosystem by consuming animal carcasses.
From Reuters
I like the game, which is essentially a digital scavenger hunt.
From Los Angeles Times
She couldn’t sleep without them, and my husband set out on a late-night scavenger hunt to find the closest duplicate to her “owlie,” panda and unicorn.
From Washington Post
The condor — a scavenger bird with a 9½-foot wingspan — is an endangered species that has been protected by federal law since 1967 and by California state law since 1971.
From New York Times
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