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
Another Booth cartoon that kills me shows a couple arriving at a yard sale where the merchandise is spread out all over the yard.
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Roz Chast, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Here's what to know about the cross-state yard sale:
When is the sale?
—Allie Feinberg, The Tennessean, 6 June 2024
What began nearly 50 years ago with humble beginnings as a parking lot yard sale has grown into a thriving marketplace with dozens of vendors, local produce, and nostalgic finds.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
Is there anyone who hasn’t daydreamed of stumbling upon some lost and valuable find—a hoard of Roman coins sitting inches beneath our feet, a Fabergé egg nestling among a pile of junk at a yard sale, a lost canvas masterpiece hanging unnoticed on the wall of a charity store?
—Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
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Roz Chast, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Here's what to know about the cross-state yard sale:
When is the sale?
—Allie Feinberg, The Tennessean, 6 June 2024
What began nearly 50 years ago with humble beginnings as a parking lot yard sale has grown into a thriving marketplace with dozens of vendors, local produce, and nostalgic finds.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
Is there anyone who hasn’t daydreamed of stumbling upon some lost and valuable find—a hoard of Roman coins sitting inches beneath our feet, a Fabergé egg nestling among a pile of junk at a yard sale, a lost canvas masterpiece hanging unnoticed on the wall of a charity store?
—Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yard sale
garage sale
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Plants leftover after the main plant sale will also be sold in a community garage sale being held at different locations in Ramona.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Van Gogh Museum says a painting discovered at a Minnesota garage sale that appeared to be by the famed artist is not a real Van Gogh after all.—
Axios Twin Cities,
Axios,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Yard sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yard%20sale. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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