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Recent Examples of thrift shop
Driving by a thrift shop that looks intriguing on your way home from lunch?
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Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2025
Shimokitazawa is a grungy counter-culture neighborhood in western Tokyo famed for its live music scene and boho thrift shops.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
The inside of the Nearly New thrift shop in Sunnyvale is a site to behold.
—Stephanie Lam, Mercury News, 22 June 2025
The analysis also looked at the number of flea markets, vintage stores, and thrift shops in each city.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 14 Jan. 2025
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Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2025
Shimokitazawa is a grungy counter-culture neighborhood in western Tokyo famed for its live music scene and boho thrift shops.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
The inside of the Nearly New thrift shop in Sunnyvale is a site to behold.
—Stephanie Lam, Mercury News, 22 June 2025
The analysis also looked at the number of flea markets, vintage stores, and thrift shops in each city.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrift shop
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The partnership enriched the department store’s fashion credibility and provided a steady revenue stream for the designers, many of whom were able to keep their own brands afloat as a result.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
17 Sep. 2025
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And while millions of families lived with Sears as their de facto department store, the family behind the empire had their own slice of Hudson Valley heaven.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Indie Store Album Sales ranks the top-selling albums of the week at independent and small chain stores.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
7 July 2025
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Check your local store Many local businesses and most national chain stores will remain open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Discount stores remain the most popular type of retailer for 62 percent of back-to-school shoppers, followed by Amazon, 56 percent, and dollar and variety stores, 42 percent.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
23 July 2025
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My favorite stop on the tour was a variety store called Lee Avenue Photo—specifically, the toy section.—
Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
5 May 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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The hotel will also coordinate with the nearby Veronica Beard Georgetown boutique to facilitate purchases and home delivery if the guest wants to make the blazer a permanent addition to their wardrobe.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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After opening her Muse x Muse boutique located in the same space as her jewelry showroom last year, the fine jewelry expert has partnered up with Nordstrom to bring her cool and polished curation uptown.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Throughout his unfortunately short life, Charlie committed himself unreservedly to reasoned debate, rational discourse, and the polite exchange of opinion.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Most are unaware of any campus programs designed to foster such exchanges.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Thrift shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrift%20shop. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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