as in department store
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Recent Examples of thrift shop
Powers, a former digital designer for Disney and Apple, scoured thrift shops, eBay and Facebook Marketplace to source the perfect items for the home.
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Natalie Wu, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Take the quiz here … SECONDHAND SECRETS – Bargain hunter spots potential medieval treasures at thrift shop for $30.
—FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
All of the members who work in the thrift shop volunteer their time and proceeds from the shop’s sales fund the league’s various initiatives.
—Jeffrey Miller, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Mattresses and Box Springs Mattresses are a common source of thrift shop confusion.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2025
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Natalie Wu, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Take the quiz here … SECONDHAND SECRETS – Bargain hunter spots potential medieval treasures at thrift shop for $30.
—FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
All of the members who work in the thrift shop volunteer their time and proceeds from the shop’s sales fund the league’s various initiatives.
—Jeffrey Miller, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Mattresses and Box Springs Mattresses are a common source of thrift shop confusion.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for thrift shop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrift shop
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Shoppers Stop, a popular department store in India, pointed to poor air quality as a factor behind flat sales and falling earnings in late 2025, according to Lou Del Bello, Bloomberg’s energy and commodities editor.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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Her disappearance came less than six months after the high-profile abduction in the same town of 6-year-old Adam Walsh from the Sears department store at the Hollywood Mall.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Jan. 2026
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The honeycomb mirror over the fireplace was an inexpensive purchase from a chain store.—
Zoe Gowen,
Southern Living,
29 Dec. 2025
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The new buildings were branded by banks, insurance companies, and chain stores.—
John Seabrook,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
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Signs posted at the discount variety store call attention to the penny shortage and urge customers to pay with exact change.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
18 Jan. 2026
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Follow one of the Hallmark Movie Itineraries from Visit Buffalo to have your own main character moments at spots like a nearly century-old variety store Vidler’s 5 & 10 and Elm Street Bakery.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
2 Dec. 2025
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Soon afterward, cheap paperback classics could be found everywhere from newsstands to dime stores.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Salem, circa 1955: Before the opening of Walmart, many small-town main streets were home to a Ben Franklin dime store, one of which was under the franchise that gave Sam Walton his start in Newport, 1945.—
Ray Hanley,
arkansasonline.com,
4 Oct. 2024
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Popular nationwide women’s boutique Francesca’s is closing all of their stores, including six in the Kansas City area.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
23 Jan. 2026
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In recent days thousands of people had paid their respects to Valentino in the funeral chamber set up in Piazza Mignanelli, with red and white roses and messages of affection left in front of the boutique.—
Monica Coviello,
Vanity Fair,
23 Jan. 2026
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The House Oversight Committee’s first hearing on the Minnesota fraud scandal was complete with lawmakers pointing fingers and exchanging barbs in heated exchanges.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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His son looks just as focused, especially after the two exchange words.—
Mirin Fader,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Thrift shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrift%20shop. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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