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Adjective
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And Chain Store Age reported that a survey of consumers showed that price hikes from new tariffs will pump an already booming secondhand economy.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 July 2025 -
Parents plan to spend an average of $570 per child this year—so shopping early and considering secondhand or store-brand items can make a big difference.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
25 July 2025
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That’s a sign that the hand-me-down nature of music – where the sound of one generation is incorporated and reinterpreted by the next – is alive and well.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
16 July 2025
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So go check the attic for any old hand-me-down guitars.—
Melonee Hurt,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 June 2025
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“Reach-me-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reach-me-down. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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