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Recent Examples of rummage sale
The Anaheim United Methodist Church is planning its annual rummage sale over a couple of weekends next month.
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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
When the museum couldn’t authenticate it, it was sold at a rummage sale.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024
Twenty-five cents spent on Justice League of America #118 at a rummage sale in the early ‘90s started a passion for comics for Cudahy resident James Ziemann.
—Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 12 July 2024
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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
When the museum couldn’t authenticate it, it was sold at a rummage sale.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024
Twenty-five cents spent on Justice League of America #118 at a rummage sale in the early ‘90s started a passion for comics for Cudahy resident James Ziemann.
—Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 12 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rummage sale
Noun
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Almost 2,000 protesters in Casselberry were dressed in red, white and blue waving cardboard signs made from Sun Chips boxes and old garage sale placards along State Road 436, one of the busiest streets of the city.—
Kairi Lowery,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2025
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Scheduling Errors Busy weekends are no friend of a garage sale.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 May 2025
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In Stanislaus County, residents are allowed two yard sales per year without a permit, with each sale lasting up to three consecutive days.—
Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
21 May 2025
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Citywide yard sale in Umatilla The Umatilla Public Library will host the city’s 24th annual citywide yard sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 1, throughout the city as well as on the library grounds at 412 Hatfield Drive.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
Orlando Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Rummage sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rummage%20sale. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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