as in secondary
taken or created from something original or basic
memoirs filled with secondhand stories about show-business celebrities
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Recent Examples of secondhand
Save yourself some money by shopping for a secondhand rug at an estate sale.
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Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 19 July 2025
Visa is supporting digital passports to ensure the authenticity of goods as well as ensure the payments systems behind secondhand transactions.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 June 2025
An entrepreneurship professor liked their initial idea, a browser extension that made secondhand retail easier, and invested the first $250,000 as a grant.
—Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Prices for secondhand apartments have fallen, too, deepening Beijing’s property woes and underlining China’s challenges beyond the US trade war, CNBC wrote.
—semafor.com, 10 July 2025
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Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 19 July 2025
Visa is supporting digital passports to ensure the authenticity of goods as well as ensure the payments systems behind secondhand transactions.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 June 2025
An entrepreneurship professor liked their initial idea, a browser extension that made secondhand retail easier, and invested the first $250,000 as a grant.
—Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Prices for secondhand apartments have fallen, too, deepening Beijing’s property woes and underlining China’s challenges beyond the US trade war, CNBC wrote.
—semafor.com, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secondhand
Adjective
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For several years, MLB held a draft in January and a secondary phase in June for players who had been previously drafted.—
Bodie De Silva,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Twisting the top plate to one side reveals the underlying secondary plate, which houses a pry bar, magnifying glass (for examining tiny things or for starting fires) and bottle opener.—
Ben Coxworth
July 13,
New Atlas,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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Creativity remains essential because AI is ultimately derivative.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Some of its scenes are derivative and its secondary characters are under-developed.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 July 2025
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“Secondhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secondhand. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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