reach-me-down

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reach-me-down
Adjective
  • In times of uncertainty, secondhand shopping offers consumers and retailers stability and resilience.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 May 2025
  • Just before morning twilight, and for a little while after evening twilight, there’s no direct sunlight available to us on the ground, but high in space there’s still enough sunlight to bathe satellites, sending secondhand sunshine our way.
    Mike Decaire, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
Adjective
  • And Ming has a lot more hand-me-downs to look forward to.
    Janine Rubenstein, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Within the entertainment industry even our job titles are non-descriptive hand-me-downs from a bygone era and more often than not are negotiation points and not unilaterally indicative of any one role.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Reach-me-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reach-me-down. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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