treasure hunt
noun
1
: an act of searching for treasure
The adventurers set sail on a treasure hunt.
—sometimes used figurativelya treasure hunt at one of the city's flea markets
2
: a game in which each player or team tries to be the first to find an object or group of objects that have been hidden
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Candy Evans likened birding to a treasure hunt.
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Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2024
The Pogues are broke, homeless, and once again being chased by killers, so sounds like the perfect time to put all their focus into yet another treasure hunt.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2024
By early 2017 Eric had become consumed by Fenn’s treasure hunt, talking about it incessantly.
—Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
The project was cultivated over years by Bibby, who went on a treasure hunt to find unreleased music from producers and engineers Juice WRLD worked with.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2024
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Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2024
The Pogues are broke, homeless, and once again being chased by killers, so sounds like the perfect time to put all their focus into yet another treasure hunt.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2024
By early 2017 Eric had become consumed by Fenn’s treasure hunt, talking about it incessantly.
—Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
The project was cultivated over years by Bibby, who went on a treasure hunt to find unreleased music from producers and engineers Juice WRLD worked with.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for treasure hunt
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“Treasure hunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/treasure%20hunt. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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