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
With spring weather warming up, yard sales, garage sales, and collective neighborhood sales are cropping up on the weekends, and many know that arriving early ensures deals to be had at these weekend yard sale events.
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Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
My mom bought my picture books secondhand, at garage sales.
—Mac Barnett, Longreads, 5 May 2026
Avoiding Negotiations While there are many aspects of a garage sale that might come as a surprise, the fact that people will negotiate shouldn’t be one of them.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Apr. 2026
When that failed, a trade deadline garage sale was in Donovan’s future, leading to the end-of-season crash that finally saw Karnišovas get axed.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
My mom bought my picture books secondhand, at garage sales.
—Mac Barnett, Longreads, 5 May 2026
Avoiding Negotiations While there are many aspects of a garage sale that might come as a surprise, the fact that people will negotiate shouldn’t be one of them.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Apr. 2026
When that failed, a trade deadline garage sale was in Donovan’s future, leading to the end-of-season crash that finally saw Karnišovas get axed.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for garage sale
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But statistics fail to convey the humanity of yard sales—the caprice, whimsy, and high spirits, as well as the cunning, weirdness, and heartbreak, that charge and thicken the air when two people agree to perform an off-the-books monetary transaction.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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Always Do This One Thing Indeed, buyers asking about and discussing the price of an item is always opportune and even expected by sellers at a yard sale.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
16 May 2026
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Among other things, the city lawyers questioned whether Stewart sold personal items purchased on her city credit card at a City Hall tag sale and donated the proceeds to the Mayor’s Trophy fund.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
9 June 2026
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Shop Color Tag Sales Although many larger thrift store chains have discontinued color tag sales, opting instead to mark down specific items on certain days, a handful of thrift stores still offer them.—
Ashley Poskin,
Martha Stewart,
6 May 2026
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“Garage sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garage%20sale. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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