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scavenger hunts

  • plural
    of scavenger hunt.
    scavenger hunt
    noun
    a game in which individuals or teams are sent out to accumulate, without purchasing, a series of common, outlandish, or humorous objects, the winner being the person or team returning first with all the items.

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I would like for there to be activities or games such as scavenger hunts, escape rooms, billiards, pinball, karaoke, pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey — you name it.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 20, 2026

Throughout the game, there will be scavenger hunts using video calls where residents get the chance to solve puzzles and riddles then send staff off to find the next clue.

From BBC Jan. 14, 2026

For a fee starting at $225 a person, attendees get flashlight tours of exhibits including the fossil halls, do scavenger hunts, play trivia games and have bedtime snacks.

From Barron's Oct. 25, 2025

Ginnie, who used to sew the siblings matching holiday pajamas and organize uproarious scavenger hunts, had no interest in frivolity.

From Washington Post Jan. 8, 2023

This date needs scavenger hunts and carriage rides and fireworks and Ferris wheels.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

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