as in yard sale
a sale of used household and personal items
prior to the move they held a garage sale to clear out all of their unwanted stuff
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Recent Examples of garage sale
Mansfield, the Nashville historian, randomly found a copy two weeks ago in a neighborhood garage sale, just days prior to hints that a reissue was coming.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 July 2025
Almost 2,000 protesters in Casselberry were dressed in red, white and blue waving cardboard signs made from Sun Chips boxes and old garage sale placards along State Road 436, one of the busiest streets of the city.
—Kairi Lowery, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
Why and how did it get tossed into the garage sale pile?
—Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2025
If the answer is no, then go ahead and leave it for another garage sale sleuth to score.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 July 2025
Almost 2,000 protesters in Casselberry were dressed in red, white and blue waving cardboard signs made from Sun Chips boxes and old garage sale placards along State Road 436, one of the busiest streets of the city.
—Kairi Lowery, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
Why and how did it get tossed into the garage sale pile?
—Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2025
If the answer is no, then go ahead and leave it for another garage sale sleuth to score.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for garage sale
Noun
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The family consolidated years of keepsakes, toys and household essentials, selling most of their belongings at a yard sale and giving others away.—
Shannon Pettypiece,
NBC news,
22 Sep. 2025
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Shop at a community yard sale Peruse thousands of goodies, grab a bite to eat from the snack bar, and learn more about fellowship and local missions at the 117th Lawn Fete.—
Caroline Ritzie,
The Enquirer,
31 Aug. 2025
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The work was also funded from the proceeds of the historical society’s 2023 upscale tag sale of The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe furnishings and watercolor paintings.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Sep. 2025
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Highlights are contests for baked goods, vegetables and flowers, a used book sale, a community tag sale.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
2 July 2025
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“Garage sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garage%20sale. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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