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Recent Examples of rummage sale
The Children’s Farm at The Center hosts its annual fall rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 22 through 24 at 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park.
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Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
The 49ers will continue to add players who won’t excite the fan base, but NFL free agency is a rummage sale.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
The Anaheim United Methodist Church is planning its annual rummage sale over a couple of weekends next month.
—Andrea Manes, Orange County Register, 30 Jan. 2025
The farmers market, plant sales, ‘Movies in the Gardens,’ neighborhood cleanups, rummage sales, trick-or-treating, ‘National Night Out,’ educational programs, and an array of performances are just a few of the many events that use the space throughout the year.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
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Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
The 49ers will continue to add players who won’t excite the fan base, but NFL free agency is a rummage sale.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
The Anaheim United Methodist Church is planning its annual rummage sale over a couple of weekends next month.
—Andrea Manes, Orange County Register, 30 Jan. 2025
The farmers market, plant sales, ‘Movies in the Gardens,’ neighborhood cleanups, rummage sales, trick-or-treating, ‘National Night Out,’ educational programs, and an array of performances are just a few of the many events that use the space throughout the year.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rummage sale
Noun
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There is something to be said for a top that tries to maintain some semblance of consistency with the jumble sale of sponsors’ logos, and this does a better job.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2026
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The premise of a single shareholder buying, fixing, then selling a company has been replaced by what is, if not quite a shadow stock exchange, at least a thriving jumble sale of stakes, slices, portfolios, and side deals.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Garage Sales Due to their more laidback, local nature, garage sales are the perfect place to find bargains.—
Shagun Khare,
Martha Stewart,
8 Feb. 2026
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Ritchie says the killer, who didn’t steal money or any garage sale items, chose a revolver so no casings would be left behind.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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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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“Rummage sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rummage%20sale. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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