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Recent Examples of thrift shop
The inside of the Nearly New thrift shop in Sunnyvale is a site to behold.
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Stephanie Lam, Mercury News, 22 June 2025
Look for rattan napkin rings, bread baskets, and drinking glass holders at thrift shops for additional charm.
—Catherine Hong, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2025
Participants still run a pet center, but also work at a farmyard with cows, goats and other animals, a restaurant and bakery, a country store, a thrift shop, and Lambs Industries, which offers production services, such as assembling, sorting or packaging products.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
The analysis also looked at the number of flea markets, vintage stores, and thrift shops in each city.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 14 Jan. 2025
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Stephanie Lam, Mercury News, 22 June 2025
Look for rattan napkin rings, bread baskets, and drinking glass holders at thrift shops for additional charm.
—Catherine Hong, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2025
Participants still run a pet center, but also work at a farmyard with cows, goats and other animals, a restaurant and bakery, a country store, a thrift shop, and Lambs Industries, which offers production services, such as assembling, sorting or packaging products.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
The analysis also looked at the number of flea markets, vintage stores, and thrift shops in each city.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrift shop
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Among others, in the period new stores opened in Hyundai Jungdong department store in South Korea; at the Paragon shopping center in Singapore; in Manila, Ibiza, and at the Venice Airport.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
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The department store operator blew past earnings expectations from Wall Street for its second quarter, also raising its full-year outlook.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
3 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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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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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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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 county is filled with airy upscale restaurants and boutiques.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Neville said he's noticed many boutique and family-run hotels, especially in high-demand spots like Dubrovnik, Prague, and Santorini, booking out earlier than ever, requiring full deposits up front, and enforcing strict cancellation policies.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Residents of the apartment complex described 40 to 60 gunshots during the exchange of gunfire.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Sep. 2025
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China’s growing interest in winter sports has opened new space its sports and tourism exchanges with countries where skiing is popular.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Thrift shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrift%20shop. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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