as in garage sale
a sale of used household and personal items
there are signs up all over town advertising yard sales
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Recent Examples of yard sale
While rummaging through discount bins or yard sales, look out for flashlights and multipurpose tools.
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Malaka Gharib, NPR, 7 May 2025
The Chiefs are getting in the act with a yard sale of sorts ... at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2025
The club hosted yard sales, received financial support from the campus art gallery and enlisted assistance from Owen Driggs’ art history department.
—Gabrielle Gillette, Oc Register, 9 May 2025
After seven months, Boyette's property was finally vacated, but not before her possessions and family heirlooms were sold off during a rushed yard sale, leaving her with a heavily damaged home where most items were either taken or left destroyed.
—Hogan Gore, Austin American-Statesman, 16 May 2024
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Malaka Gharib, NPR, 7 May 2025
The Chiefs are getting in the act with a yard sale of sorts ... at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2025
The club hosted yard sales, received financial support from the campus art gallery and enlisted assistance from Owen Driggs’ art history department.
—Gabrielle Gillette, Oc Register, 9 May 2025
After seven months, Boyette's property was finally vacated, but not before her possessions and family heirlooms were sold off during a rushed yard sale, leaving her with a heavily damaged home where most items were either taken or left destroyed.
—Hogan Gore, Austin American-Statesman, 16 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yard sale
garage sale
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Prices change by the hour, rules are made up on the fly—but unlike a garage sale, no one seems to know who's in charge.—
Aron Solomon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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Practices will feature food trucks, giveaways, fan activities and a garage sale to benefit the Miami Dolphins Foundation.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
17 June 2025
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“Yard sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yard%20sale. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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