thrift shop

noun

Definition of thrift shopnext
as in department store

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Recent Examples of thrift shop Your next conversation piece could be waiting at your local thrift shop. — Emma Taubenfeld, Martha Stewart, 4 July 2026 His family’s book business started when Weinstein’s uncles turned his grandfather’s thrift shop in India into a bookstore. — Daily News, 19 June 2026 Shimokitazawa is a grungy counter-culture neighborhood in western Tokyo famed for its live music scene and boho thrift shops. — Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2026 Outside the trendy thrift shops and cafes, elderly women in headscarves sweep sidewalks with rustic brooms while teens whiz by on electric scooters. — Lori Rackl, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for thrift shop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrift shop
  1. department store
  2. chain store
  3. variety store
  4. dime store
  5. boutique
  6. exchange
Noun
  • The Celestron AstroMaster 130mm offered a decent 130 millimeters of aperture — more than double many cheap department store refractors.
    — Damian Peach, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The project dovetails with the upcoming demolition of the Genesis Convention Center, at 5th and Broadway and the former Gordon’s department store at 8th and Broadway.
    — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of department store
Noun
  • In a press release, the San Jose Police Department said its retail theft unit was investigating retail thefts of large amounts of golf balls from multiple retail chain stores between March 25 and May 5.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 16 May 2026
  • Appliances Over 10 Years Old Habitat for Humanity ReStore is one of the few secondhand chain stores that accepts large appliances—whether laundry machines or fridges.
    — Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 14 May 2026
Definition of chain store
Noun
  • Opening in 1951, the Broadway Shopping Center, as it was then called, also offered space for several anchor department stores, along with a Woolworth variety store.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
  • And that didn’t include Barnes & Noble outlets, college bookstores, online-only sellers, rare book dealers, Friends of the Library shops or variety stores that also sell books.
    — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 20 May 2026
Definition of variety store
Noun
  • During the 1930s and 1940s, customers could find glassware nearly anywhere, from department stores to dime stores and from catalogs to grocery-store promotions.
    — Alexandra Churchill, Martha Stewart, 17 Apr. 2026
  • And Black is a dime store paperback and pulp fiction aficionado, with the Bolan stories among his favorites.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
Definition of dime store
Noun
  • The neighborhood This is downtown Warsaw, home to the chic boutiques, concept stores and galleries rather than the big designer stores which can be found a few streets further east on Nowy Swiat.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The store follows the launch of Boots Beauty at Battersea Power Station in 2023, and Boots Fragrance boutique, another new stand-alone concept, near Liverpool Street station in London.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of boutique
Noun
  • At one point, King and backup center Nick Samac had a bad exchange on a shotgun snap.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
  • In 2019, Chinese president Xi Jinping offered then-Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte a massive oil and gas deal in exchange for abandoning the arbitration award.
    — Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of exchange

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“Thrift shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrift%20shop. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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