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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There’s just no dependable secondary scoring and some defensive question marks on top of that.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Attendees and the overflow crowds watched the pyrotechnics and high-profile speeches from secondary venues.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Pending review of the documents, the two groups could file a derivative lawsuit, which allows shareholders to act on behalf of a company and sue the corporation’s own directors and officers, as well as other third parties who may have harmed the company.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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Revise Visa Quotas Exclude derivative family members from the annual cap so that more principal investors can qualify—boosting capital injection without exceeding visa limits.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Secondhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secondhand. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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