as in department store
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Recent Examples of thrift shop
The furniture is almost entirely vintage, sourced from secondhand retailers, New York City thrift shops, or antique shops from around the Hudson Valley.
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Leonora Epstein,
Architectural Digest,
15 May 2026
The art section of most thrift shops is ripe for the picking.
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Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
4 May 2026
Along with the food shelf, the building also houses a thrift shop.
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Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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
See All Example Sentences for thrift shop
Leonora Epstein,
Architectural Digest,
15 May 2026
The art section of most thrift shops is ripe for the picking.
—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
4 May 2026
Along with the food shelf, the building also houses a thrift shop.
—
Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
Every single one can be pulled off with items from a dollar store, a thrift shop or your own kitchen.
—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for thrift shop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrift shop
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Carroll’s claims stem from a 1990s incident at New York department store Bergdorf Goodman.
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Those will provide the testbed as FAO Schwarz attempts to introduce its brand to customers new and old and Nordstrom pitches to differentiate in a competitive department store market.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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And Black is a dime store paperback and pulp fiction aficionado, with the Bolan stories among his favorites.
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Stay at Hotel Peter & Paul, a design-forward boutique property in the Marigny neighborhood.
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Schiaparelli operates only a handful of boutiques worldwide, a footprint most luxury houses would consider too small to register.
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In January 2015, Shirley agreed to a plea deal in exchange for testifying against the Leonard brothers.
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“Thrift shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrift%20shop. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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