as in secondary
taken or created from something original or basic
memoirs filled with secondhand stories about show-business celebrities
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Recent Examples of secondhand
Not everything in your space needs to be unique or secondhand.
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Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2025
What may change is that, for many young Americans, the product may increasingly be secondhand, and possibly stamped by a boutique in Paris or Milan.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025
Considering eBay is showing secondhand fashion on the runway for the second year, the e-marketplace might say so.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 14 Aug. 2025
In Accra, Ghana’s sprawling capital, Kantamanto spans 42 acres and is purported to be the world’s largest secondhand textile market.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
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Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2025
What may change is that, for many young Americans, the product may increasingly be secondhand, and possibly stamped by a boutique in Paris or Milan.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025
Considering eBay is showing secondhand fashion on the runway for the second year, the e-marketplace might say so.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 14 Aug. 2025
In Accra, Ghana’s sprawling capital, Kantamanto spans 42 acres and is purported to be the world’s largest secondhand textile market.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secondhand
Adjective
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In magnesium-bearing glass, the formation of secondary minerals slowed the dissolution, creating a dense, protective layer.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Detroit's secondary being decimated by injuries.—
Austin Mock,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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What exactly was the charm of these books which critics had written off initially as being unimaginative and derivative?—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Oct. 2025
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Companies should track short interest levels and derivative trading around the time of the short report.—
Tim Reynolds,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Secondhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secondhand. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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