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 even the most scrupulous professor notices the difference between words that a writer has written and signed off on, and secondhand statements.
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Milan Kundera, Harpers Magazine, 20 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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Milan Kundera, Harpers Magazine, 20 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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At the time, court records show, the material support allegation was listed as a secondary concern after more common asylum questions about the veracity of official documents and his claims of persecution in Egypt.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Many planets, including Earth, have built up a heavier secondary atmosphere after losing the primary atmosphere, NASA said, adding there is an equal chance an atmosphere does not exist.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Unlike the Air Force’s F-47, which uses an advanced adaptive-cycle engine for extended range, the F/A-XX will use a derivative powerplant.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Sep. 2025
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Eugenics plays prominently in the rhetoric being generated and is derivative of a legacy that good medicine and science should continue to shun.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Secondhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secondhand. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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