as in cheap
costing little
a dime-store tablecloth that is certainly good enough for a picnic
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as in department store
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Recent Examples of dime-store
Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2024
Ask how many grocery bags, empty jars or dime-store flower vases one household needs.
—Marni Jameson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb. 2024
One with a dime store, perhaps?
—Anna Shechtman, The New Yorker, 3 May 2021
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Adjective
Daddio traffics in a lot of dime-store psychology, but that just adds to its old-fashioned qualities.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2024
Ask how many grocery bags, empty jars or dime-store flower vases one household needs.
—Marni Jameson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
Noun
Then Bur-lers Variety, another local dime store chain that’s now down to a lone store in Warren.
—John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb. 2024
One with a dime store, perhaps?
—Anna Shechtman, The New Yorker, 3 May 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dime-store
Adjective
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The cheapest ticket on the resale market was $153 but it was located nearly on top of the arena.—
Scott Dochterman,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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After paying, customers might receive a cheap, non-functional plastic device, or sometimes nothing at all.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
2 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In department stores, the collection often hangs alongside brands including The Row and Khaite, although its prices are more accessible.—
Samantha Conti,
WWD,
30 Jan. 2025
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Many collectors are still loyal to the country’s major department stores, which have a history of selling fine art.—
Zachary Small,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Chinese exports of inexpensive renewable equipment — from solar panels to wind turbines — have reinforced Western illusions about the extent to which renewables can replace fossil fuels, while undermining Western manufacturers that make them.—
The Editors,
National Review,
27 Jan. 2025
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Blumhouse still kept this inexpensive ($25 million, compared to $7 million for the previous film).—
Tom Brueggemann,
IndieWire,
19 Jan. 2025
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The number of wholesale food distributors that served their grocery in the 1990s has diminished from seven in the region to one in Grand Rapids, owned by Spartan Foods, which owns and operates two Family Fare chain stores in Benzie County and 79 other grocery stores in Michigan.—
Keith Schneider,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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Other chain stores have recently announced closures, including Walgreens, which shut stores in Aurora and Denver in 2024.—
Judith Kohler,
The Denver Post,
11 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The moves alienated longtime shoppers who valued Kohl’s for its quality clothes at reasonable prices.—
Maria Sole Campinoti,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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All of this could have been avoided with any number of reasonable, common-sense approaches to addressing homebuilding on a statewide basis.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Orange County Register,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Going back in time, most Minnesota small towns shared similarities, including schools, drug stores, variety stores, cafes, churches, hardware stores, bars, baseball fields, gas stations, volunteer fire departments, American Legions and local newspapers.—
Tom Redman,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Here are just some of the everyday items that would be affected if duties on goods from China, Canada and Mexico take effect. Miami, Five Below, discount variety store merchandise.—
Melissa Repko,Gabrielle Fonrouge,Michael Wayland,Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Individual buyers or renters then buy a house or unit on that land at an affordable price and in a long-term (often 99-year) renewable lease.—
Rebecca Schneid,
TIME,
2 Feb. 2025
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Despite its tiny size, San Pedro is home to a mix of excursion-peddling tour companies, affordable accommodations, and restaurants and bars catering to everyone from salty fishermen and budget backpackers to vacationers headed for resorts.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But for decades, fine china has been in decline, with fancy sets lining the shelves of thrift shops and languishing at estate sales.—
Rukmini Callimachi,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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One of the most fun ways to spend a wintery afternoon with friends is digging through thrift shops.—
Madeline Fitzgerald,
Quartz,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Dime-store.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dime-store. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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