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Recent Examples of thrift shop
Its efforts in Southeast Michigan include operating thrift shops and providing holiday gift assistance.
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Take the quiz here … SECONDHAND SECRETS – Bargain hunter spots potential medieval treasures at thrift shop for $30.
—FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
All of the members who work in the thrift shop volunteer their time and proceeds from the shop’s sales fund the league’s various initiatives.
—Jeffrey Miller, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Mattresses and Box Springs Mattresses are a common source of thrift shop confusion.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2025
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Take the quiz here … SECONDHAND SECRETS – Bargain hunter spots potential medieval treasures at thrift shop for $30.
—FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
All of the members who work in the thrift shop volunteer their time and proceeds from the shop’s sales fund the league’s various initiatives.
—Jeffrey Miller, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Mattresses and Box Springs Mattresses are a common source of thrift shop confusion.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrift shop
Noun
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For an adolescent Christy Turlington growing up in Northern California in the 1980s, the cosmetics section in a department store was a place of wonder.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
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Broke, pregnant and at her wit’s end, Margo (Elle Fanning) decides to lie down on the floor of a department store’s baby section.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
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In the past, Starbucks has distinguished itself from other chain stores by offering benefits atypical for hourly workers, including health benefits for part-time employees and free college tuition via a partnership with Arizona State University.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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The honeycomb mirror over the fireplace was an inexpensive purchase from a chain store.—
Zoe Gowen,
Southern Living,
29 Dec. 2025
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Signs posted at the discount variety store call attention to the penny shortage and urge customers to pay with exact change.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
18 Jan. 2026
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Follow one of the Hallmark Movie Itineraries from Visit Buffalo to have your own main character moments at spots like a nearly century-old variety store Vidler’s 5 & 10 and Elm Street Bakery.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
2 Dec. 2025
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Soon afterward, cheap paperback classics could be found everywhere from newsstands to dime stores.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Salem, circa 1955: Before the opening of Walmart, many small-town main streets were home to a Ben Franklin dime store, one of which was under the franchise that gave Sam Walton his start in Newport, 1945.—
Ray Hanley,
arkansasonline.com,
4 Oct. 2024
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Four years later, Kohler joined Louis Vuitton to work in the flagship Paris boutique on Avenue des Champs-Élysées.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Today’s luxury dressing rooms and closets are part boutique, part boudoir, part command center.—
Jennifer S. Li,
Architectural Digest,
12 Feb. 2026
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Porziņģis, who was acquired just before Thursday’s deadline from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield, has played in just 59 games over the last two seasons because of various health issues.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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First, the goal of leading an economically secure life in exchange for hard work has become more elusive.—
Mark Robert Rank,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Thrift shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrift%20shop. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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