as in cheap
costing little
a dime-store tablecloth that is certainly good enough for a picnic
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as in department store
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Recent Examples of dime-store
Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
Daddio traffics in a lot of dime-store psychology, but that just adds to its old-fashioned qualities.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2024
John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb. 2024
And stop subjecting the readers of this fine newspaper to his bitterness and dime store psychiatry.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2023
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Adjective
Its storytelling is straightforward, familiar, and even didactic, culminating in a dime-store Freudian sequence which flashes back to a moment from John’s childhood in which his father wins a painting contest at a local fair.
—Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
Daddio traffics in a lot of dime-store psychology, but that just adds to its old-fashioned qualities.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2024
Noun
Then Bur-lers Variety, another local dime store chain that’s now down to a lone store in Warren.
—John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb. 2024
And stop subjecting the readers of this fine newspaper to his bitterness and dime store psychiatry.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dime-store
Adjective
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Their tech lets clothing companies show off a wide variety of sizes and styles—and for a whole lot cheaper.—
Alexandra York,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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In Flacco and Pickett, the Browns have two veteran backups on cheap contracts signed only for 2025.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The department store group has just unveiled ‘The Heritage’, which the retailer hopes will become the capital’s go-to spot for all things culture, with a big dose of shopping, most of it luxury, as part of the attraction for visitors.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The brand entered the South Korean market seven years ago with the creation of a direct subsidiary, and now has five department store doors.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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For American families, this means relatively inexpensive toys could become luxuries.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2025
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This adds to development costs and puts a damper on Thunderbolt adoption spreading to budget laptops and other inexpensive products.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Stores in Democratic or Republican Counties in America Each chain store’s red/blue distribution.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the giant Tower Records on 66th Street and Broadway was as close to a formal meeting place for gay men as a chain store could get.—
Mark Harris,
Vulture,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Ars wrote more about why this is a reasonable path forward last September.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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Ovechkin’s 52 in a high-scoring 2005-06 season feels like a reasonable benchmark for modern snipers, and even that’s tough.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Going back in time, most Minnesota small towns shared similarities, including schools, drug stores, variety stores, cafes, churches, hardware stores, bars, baseball fields, gas stations, volunteer fire departments, American Legions and local newspapers.—
Tom Redman,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Here are just some of the everyday items that would be affected if duties on goods from China, Canada and Mexico take effect. Miami, Five Below, discount variety store merchandise.—
Melissa Repko,Gabrielle Fonrouge,Michael Wayland,Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Sanders focused broadly on the need for livable wages, access to health care and affordable housing, and similar issues that have long been part of the Independent politician’s platform.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Apr. 2025
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The first is the most obvious — the front office hopes to stockpile affordable depth by adding several players on rookie scale contracts ahead of the upcoming negotiation of a new collective bargaining agreement.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Maybe some plates and cutlery could go to a thrift shop, and some furniture.—
Colm Tóibín,
The New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2025
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Pegasus Creative Reuse is part thrift shop, part art supply store and part scavenger hunt.—
Tasha Tsiaperas,
Axios,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Dime-store.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dime-store. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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