hand-me-downs

plural of hand-me-down

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hand-me-downs
Noun
  • Also try the herbed cavatelli in lamb ragout − one of my favorite pasta dishes in town − or the duck confit served on a bed of creamy cassoulet beans cooked low and slow in a stock of ham scraps and leeks.
    Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2025
  • So when Luise was frustrated by her experiments with canvas one afternoon at MacDowell and threw her scraps into her studio’s fireplace, Morton was there to witness the epiphany that followed.
    Grace Edquist, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Overall, 12 castaways remain to compete next week.
    Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The 14 remaining castaways morphed into two tribes of seven, with the original Hina holding a majority alliance in one tribe, while the original Uli held a majority in the other.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Hand-me-downs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand-me-downs. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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