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Recent Examples of thrift shop
Every single one can be pulled off with items from a dollar store, a thrift shop or your own kitchen.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
Herz also loved thrift shopping and realized a dream of hers by opening her zero-waste boutique thrift shop, Twice As Good.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2026
What happens here, quietly and without much fuss, enriches the lives of many who shop at and support the thrift shop.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2026
In fact, there are a few particularly valuable pieces of furniture that experienced vintage sellers and antique experts always keep an eye out for at the thrift shop.
—Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 12 Jan. 2026
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
Herz also loved thrift shopping and realized a dream of hers by opening her zero-waste boutique thrift shop, Twice As Good.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2026
What happens here, quietly and without much fuss, enriches the lives of many who shop at and support the thrift shop.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2026
In fact, there are a few particularly valuable pieces of furniture that experienced vintage sellers and antique experts always keep an eye out for at the thrift shop.
—Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrift shop
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And with Father’s Day approaching on June 21, the department store devoted the windows at its 59th Street flagship on Wednesday to the brand and its Summers at Play campaign.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
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Scent is closely tied to memory and mood, and a home that smells distinctly like your home — not like a hotel lobby or a department store — tends to feel more grounding.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2026
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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And Black is a dime store paperback and pulp fiction aficionado, with the Bolan stories among his favorites.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
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The Little Nell is firmly ensconced in Aspen's heart, directly at the base of Ajax mountain, surrounded by luxury jewelers, fur shops, and boutique purveyors of luxe outer wear (Gorsuch boutique is attached to the hotel), and tony cafes like the Gorsuch Ski Cafe across the way.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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This dress with a classic ’80s silhouette, attributed to Tatters—a London boutique that also produced collections under its own label—had another moment of glory in Japan in 1989.—
Giorgia Olivieri,
Vanity Fair,
12 June 2026
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Covid pandemic-era border closures hampered exchange between the two sides and later, Pyongyang grew closer to Moscow, deploying what are believed to be thousands of soldiers to aid Russia’s war against Ukraine.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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But fear not, the exchange actually goes quite well!—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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“Thrift shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrift%20shop. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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