reach-me-down

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reach-me-down
Adjective
  • The final look included Rachel Comey heeled boots, the secondhand Emporio Armani suit, the white dress shirt with French cuffs, silk cufflinks, a silver tie pin, secondhand silver rings, and her grandmother's hand-me-down Peugeot watch.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • In my experience, ChatGPT5 is a very efficient seeker, scraper and organizer of secondhand information from the web for at least for my application, financial analysis.
    Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The final look included Rachel Comey heeled boots, the secondhand Emporio Armani suit, the white dress shirt with French cuffs, silk cufflinks, a silver tie pin, secondhand silver rings, and her grandmother's hand-me-down Peugeot watch.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Her friend is pregnant with her second child, and had planned to dress the baby in hand-me-downs from her first baby.
    Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Similarly, a basketball team accustomed to new hardwood may benefit from training sessions on worn or cushioned courts that simulate upcoming away venues.
    Michael Hales, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Weaving and Gallner are more than up to the task of breathing genuine emotion into their worn characters.
    Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Reach-me-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reach-me-down. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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