reach-me-down

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reach-me-down
Adjective
  • Reporting from human intelligence assets – spies or unwitting informers with firsthand or secondhand knowledge – may provide information on internal Iranian assessments.
    Joshua Rovner, The Conversation, 2 July 2025
  • In fact, 63% of retailers are already operating or starting a secondhand channel.
    Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • So go check the attic for any old hand-me-down guitars.
    Melonee Hurt, Nashville Tennessean, 3 June 2025
  • As an example, Xi said that he was forced to wear the clothes of his older sisters as hand-me-downs.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
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“Reach-me-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reach-me-down. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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