as in yard sale
a sale of used household and personal items
prior to the move they held a garage sale to clear out all of their unwanted stuff
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Recent Examples of garage sale
Facebook Marketplace, the social media giant's digital equivalent of a garage sale, has gained a reputation for the eclectic items people hawk on the platform – furniture, cars, clothes, even aircraft.
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Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 19 Dec. 2025
In July 2025, Sparks held a garage sale, which violated the enforcement order.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
The result looks less like a coffee table in a home and more like a display table at a garage sale.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
Keeping melon ballers out of garage sale bins since 2006, the Honey Deuce is the US Open’s signature cocktail.
—Cathy Erway, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Aug. 2025
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Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 19 Dec. 2025
In July 2025, Sparks held a garage sale, which violated the enforcement order.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
The result looks less like a coffee table in a home and more like a display table at a garage sale.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
Keeping melon ballers out of garage sale bins since 2006, the Honey Deuce is the US Open’s signature cocktail.
—Cathy Erway, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for garage sale
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With so many players on expiring contracts — including starters Coby White and Nikola Vučević and key sixth man Ayo Dosunmu — Karnišovas had little choice but to hold a yard sale this week, much like Cubs President Jed Hoyer did with his summer sell-off at the 2021 MLB trade deadline.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation will also host its annual yard sale.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
13 Jan. 2026
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Restrooms, emergency services, parking tag sales and visitor centers that are normally open this time of year will continue operating.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Nov. 2025
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The work was also funded from the proceeds of the historical society’s 2023 upscale tag sale of The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe furnishings and watercolor paintings.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Garage sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garage%20sale. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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