hand-me-downs

plural of hand-me-down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hand-me-downs
Noun
  • Future clogs can be prevents by not flushing foods like grease, coffee grounds, or food scraps down your drain that can solidify.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Cocktails continue the theme, crafted from scraps into drinks like the Beet Gin Fizz and Dilly Vesper.
    Chelsea Davis, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Fantastic Four is a close second, sure, but Florence Pugh leading a group of depressed villain castaways was the film that really felt like more of a return to form for the MCU.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Not only are the new crop of castaways competing for $1 million prize, but two of the contestants will also return for next year's all-star 50th season.
    Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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“Hand-me-downs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand-me-downs. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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