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Recent Examples of thrift shop
Driving by a thrift shop that looks intriguing on your way home from lunch?
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Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2025
Instead, you’re encouraged to explore the thrift shops, family-run bakeries, and mom-and-pop restaurants right outside.
—Heather Greenwood Davis, AFAR Media, 16 July 2025
Shimokitazawa is a grungy counter-culture neighborhood in western Tokyo famed for its live music scene and boho thrift shops.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
The inside of the Nearly New thrift shop in Sunnyvale is a site to behold.
—Stephanie Lam, Mercury News, 22 June 2025
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Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2025
Instead, you’re encouraged to explore the thrift shops, family-run bakeries, and mom-and-pop restaurants right outside.
—Heather Greenwood Davis, AFAR Media, 16 July 2025
Shimokitazawa is a grungy counter-culture neighborhood in western Tokyo famed for its live music scene and boho thrift shops.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
The inside of the Nearly New thrift shop in Sunnyvale is a site to behold.
—Stephanie Lam, Mercury News, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrift shop
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Set appropriately inside the creepy, abandoned Sears department store, the carnival includes a bunch of ways to get your kicks, giggles and jump scares.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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British luxury department store Harrods will present a series of talks highlighting leading fashion voices in Shanghai and London at the team rooms inside its private members’ club, The Residence.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
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Indie Store Album Sales ranks the top-selling albums of the week at independent and small chain stores.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
7 July 2025
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Check your local store Many local businesses and most national chain stores will remain open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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For those that live in the neighborhood, offerings at the Metropolitan Bar and Kitchen’s variety store are convenient for those looking to stop in for pizza and beer, wine and other items.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Discount stores remain the most popular type of retailer for 62 percent of back-to-school shoppers, followed by Amazon, 56 percent, and dollar and variety stores, 42 percent.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
23 July 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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Pop In and Out of Charming Boutique Shops A delightful shopping adventure awaits in Culpeper with its array of adorable boutiques.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
25 Sep. 2025
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Imagine a personalized stay at Badia di Pomaio, a charming villa near Arezzo, a city in Tuscany; at Lake Orta's intimate boutique hotel, Villa Crespi; or at Casa Baglioni, an elegant historical palace in the heart of Milan.—
Andrea Grisdale,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Sep. 2025
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The exchange between Homan and the FBI agents was recorded, according to multiple news reports.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Sep. 2025
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In exchange for the benefits, the Midway Rising team will be granted special rights, including the ability to construct the low-income housing units at any time within the project’s phasing plan, so long as certain conditions are met.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Thrift shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrift%20shop. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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