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
Since then, it’s grown to a full-on secondhand fashion marketplace with over 80 million users and listings that include everything from Louis Vuitton monogram bags to Lululemon leggings.
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Christina Pérez, Vogue, 1 May 2025
Wright stresses that going the secondhand route is key here.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2025
Some 27% of online luxury spending in 2024 went toward secondhand fashion purchases, according to its tracking data, and that share is expected to rise to 29% in 2025.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Gordon expects a big move to secondhand purchasing.
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 23 Apr. 2025
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Christina Pérez, Vogue, 1 May 2025
Wright stresses that going the secondhand route is key here.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2025
Some 27% of online luxury spending in 2024 went toward secondhand fashion purchases, according to its tracking data, and that share is expected to rise to 29% in 2025.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Gordon expects a big move to secondhand purchasing.
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secondhand
Adjective
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Mickey and Ganter could be two key additions to the secondary.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Although a secondary character, Keisha also offers a beautiful mediation on the rite of passage from Black girlhood to womanhood.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
16 May 2025
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By comparison, when Tesla was incorporated in Delaware, a shareholder who held just nine shares of Tesla stock was the plaintiff in a shareholder derivative suit that resulted in a judge ordering CEO Elon Musk’s 2018 CEO compensation package to be rescinded, Lipton noted.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
16 May 2025
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Financial markets throbbed with a panoply of new financial institutions — hedge funds — trading new financial instruments — derivative securities — the values of which were tied to still other financial instruments like home mortgages.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
11 May 2025
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“Secondhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secondhand. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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