Definitions

scavenger hunt

NOUN

treasure hunt

Synonyms

WEAK

hare and hounds

Example Sentences

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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

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

No matter how much Dad is trying to keep things normal with his New York City scavenger hunt, no matter how much we all try to laugh at his corny jokes, these tears are here.

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan