as in garage sale
a sale of used household and personal items
there are signs up all over town advertising yard sales
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Recent Examples of yard sale
Instead, the focus for Knipfing is on the next yard sale or trip to the thrift store.
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Jocelyn Elizabeth was a new mom working part-time as a marketing administrator when her dad brought home a $5 lamp from a church yard sale in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
Some of her fondest memories as a child involved tagging along to yard sales with her grandparents and finding random gems tucked away in their home.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
Estate sales, yard sales, and connections with rag houses form the backbone of Low Timers’ vintage ecosystem.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Jocelyn Elizabeth was a new mom working part-time as a marketing administrator when her dad brought home a $5 lamp from a church yard sale in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
Some of her fondest memories as a child involved tagging along to yard sales with her grandparents and finding random gems tucked away in their home.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
Estate sales, yard sales, and connections with rag houses form the backbone of Low Timers’ vintage ecosystem.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yard sale
garage sale
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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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“Yard sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yard%20sale. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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