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. 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 See All Example Sentences for secondhand
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  • In the Bentonville School District, about 10% concurrent credit students exceed 25 credit hours, according to Jennifer Morrow, the district's executive director of secondary education.
    Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The Cowboys still have some talent in the secondary, but up front, this defense looks like a major work in progress without Parsons.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
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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
  • 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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