as in saving
careful management of material resources
through hard work and thrift our father was able to raise the money to put all four of us through college
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Recent Examples of thrift
Emhoff’s Instagram footage also shows her visiting Remainders, one of her favorite thrift stores in California.
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Vintage shops and thrift stores can be treasure troves for all odds and ends to fill any space of the house—especially because vintage decor is having a major moment right now.
—Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2025
Following his show, Shaboozey, who has become well acquainted with the Queen City over the past couple of years, posted a photo of himself to his Instagram Story, thanking Hometown Vintage, a thrift store in Covington, for the shirt.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2025
Sea thrift and marram grass fringe the dunes—while oystercatchers tiptoe along the tideline.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Vintage shops and thrift stores can be treasure troves for all odds and ends to fill any space of the house—especially because vintage decor is having a major moment right now.
—Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2025
Following his show, Shaboozey, who has become well acquainted with the Queen City over the past couple of years, posted a photo of himself to his Instagram Story, thanking Hometown Vintage, a thrift store in Covington, for the shirt.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2025
Sea thrift and marram grass fringe the dunes—while oystercatchers tiptoe along the tideline.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrift
Noun
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Congress decided to make daylight saving time permanent for two years from 1973 to 1975, extending the hours of daily sunlight year-round to conserve energy during the oil embargo crisis.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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Daylight saving time is the time between March and November when most Americans adjust their clocks ahead by one hour.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Why economists prefer independent central banks The Fed wields extensive power over the U.S. economy.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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Part nature film, part parable, part ground-level snapshot of downward-spiraling economies, Kotevska’s documentary is set in the village of Češinovo, where farmers, whose numbers have been dwindling, coexist with the largest white stork population in North Macedonia.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Aug. 2025
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Being frugal isn’t something that people should be ashamed of; frugality can lead to the wildest innovations.—
Vivek Bhaskaran,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Others think the frugality signals economic skittishness.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Thrift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrift. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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