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Recent Examples of thrift shop
Maybe some plates and cutlery could go to a thrift shop, and some furniture.
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Colm Tóibín, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025
Pegasus Creative Reuse is part thrift shop, part art supply store and part scavenger hunt.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
Proceeds from the thrift shop help fund programs and services for homeless community members in North County and working poor families and seniors, among others.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
Steal one from your mother or grandmother (or pick one up from the thrift shop) for the most authentic look.
—Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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Colm Tóibín, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025
Pegasus Creative Reuse is part thrift shop, part art supply store and part scavenger hunt.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
Proceeds from the thrift shop help fund programs and services for homeless community members in North County and working poor families and seniors, among others.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
Steal one from your mother or grandmother (or pick one up from the thrift shop) for the most authentic look.
—Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrift shop
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New corners are expected to be added to the 45 existing ones at department stores including Harrods, Le Bon Marché, Printemps, KaDeWe, Isetan, El Corte Inglés and Harvey Nichols Dubai, to name a few.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
20 June 2025
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The discount department store plans to open about 100 new locations by the end of 2025, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Kristin Kendrick Wolfe told USA TODAY on June 9.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
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More of the most destructive weapons come from independent gun dealers versus large chain stores – 16 times as many assault-style weapons and 60 times as many sniper rifles.—
Sean Campbell,
The Conversation,
28 May 2025
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In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the giant Tower Records on 66th Street and Broadway was as close to a formal meeting place for gay men as a chain store could get.—
Mark Harris,
Vulture,
9 Apr. 2025
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My favorite stop on the tour was a variety store called Lee Avenue Photo—specifically, the toy section.—
Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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Going back in time, most Minnesota small towns shared similarities, including schools, drug stores, variety stores, cafes, churches, hardware stores, bars, baseball fields, gas stations, volunteer fire departments, American Legions and local newspapers.—
Tom Redman,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 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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The new boutique hotel in Ibiza is located a few steps away from the resort town’s marinas and the historic city center.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
26 June 2025
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Plans for conversion of the upstairs into a boutique hotel never advanced, while the city put off renovations and repairs.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2025
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The Phoenix Suns have acquired center Mark Williams from the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for the No. 29 pick on Wednesday and a 2029 first-round pick.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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Instead, the Wizards undercut both Florida franchises, drafted and traded Clayton to Utah in exchange for the No. 21 pick and multiple second-round picks.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2025
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“Thrift shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrift%20shop. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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