treasure hunt

American  

noun

1. a game in which each person or team attempts to be first in finding something that has been hidden, using written directions or clues.

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treasure hunt British  

noun

1. a game in which players act upon successive clues and are eventually directed to a prize

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• scavenger hunt vs. treasure hunt

Example Sentences

Treat the grocery store less like a checklist errand and more like a treasure hunt.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

In that place at that hour, you might not peg him as the winner of a high-priced treasure hunt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

AJ Scaramucci said it was the first acquisition of a planned "planetary treasure hunt".

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Yet thrifting has been growing in popularity, even beyond the increasing numbers who value the treasure hunt and want to help the environment by keeping clothes and other items out of landfills.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

“Surely, you have taken part in a treasure hunt, Baroness? In your youth, perhaps?”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood