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Recent Examples of thrift shop
Driving by a thrift shop that looks intriguing on your way home from lunch?
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Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2025
Shimokitazawa is a grungy counter-culture neighborhood in western Tokyo famed for its live music scene and boho thrift shops.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
The inside of the Nearly New thrift shop in Sunnyvale is a site to behold.
—Stephanie Lam, Mercury News, 22 June 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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Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2025
Shimokitazawa is a grungy counter-culture neighborhood in western Tokyo famed for its live music scene and boho thrift shops.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
The inside of the Nearly New thrift shop in Sunnyvale is a site to behold.
—Stephanie Lam, Mercury News, 22 June 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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The store was an immediate hit, a new idea in retail that combined some of the best department store features – including strong customer experience – with the prices of a discounter.—
Dan Gingiss,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Born in Piacenza in 1934, Armani abandoned medical school in 1954 to work at Milan’s La Rinascente department store.—
Elizabeth Castaldo Lundén,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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Originally a mansion built in 1881, the 14-room boutique hotel feels like staying at your eccentric friend’s country home in the best way; splashy decor and mixed prints characterize the aesthetic, and many of the pieces are handmade or one-of-a-kind.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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From boutique-only editions to discontinued grails, the watches on offer reflect knowledge and intent.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
11 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 16 Sep. 2025.
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