as in secondary
taken or created from something original or basic
memoirs filled with secondhand stories about show-business celebrities
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Recent Examples of secondhand
Estate Sales For the true secondhand connoisseur, nothing surpasses an estate sale.
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Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
The proposal would require extensive recordkeeping and impose steep fines on repair shops, recyclers, pawn shops and secondhand dealers that traffic in undocumented airbags.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
The explosive growth is partially because the secondhand market represents a win-win for buyers and sellers, according to Jay.
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Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
Wood Cutting Boards Buying a secondhand wood cutting board for decor?
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Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
5 June 2026
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Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
The proposal would require extensive recordkeeping and impose steep fines on repair shops, recyclers, pawn shops and secondhand dealers that traffic in undocumented airbags.
—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
The explosive growth is partially because the secondhand market represents a win-win for buyers and sellers, according to Jay.
—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
Wood Cutting Boards Buying a secondhand wood cutting board for decor?
—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
5 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for secondhand
Recent Examples of Synonyms for secondhand
Adjective
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Filing a secondary service connection claim with proper documentation is the necessary first step toward coverage.
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IPOs that do have widely available stock to the public historically underperform, meaning that those insiders and institutional players passed on an opportunity to buy before the stock was in the secondary market.
Adjective
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That’s like a derivative content conversation.
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According to the agency, the Dodd-Frank Act, a 2010 law passed in the wake of the housing crash to tighten financial oversight, expanded its authority by giving it control over swaps, a type of derivative contract.
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“Secondhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secondhand. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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