as in cheap
costing little
a dime-store tablecloth that is certainly good enough for a picnic
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Recent Examples of dime-store
Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2024
Ask how many grocery bags, empty jars or dime-store flower vases one household needs.
—Marni Jameson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb. 2024
One with a dime store, perhaps?
—Anna Shechtman, The New Yorker, 3 May 2021
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Adjective
Daddio traffics in a lot of dime-store psychology, but that just adds to its old-fashioned qualities.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2024
Ask how many grocery bags, empty jars or dime-store flower vases one household needs.
—Marni Jameson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 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
One with a dime store, perhaps?
—Anna Shechtman, The New Yorker, 3 May 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dime-store
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The standard plan with ads costs $6.99/month, less than half the cost of the regular standard plan ($15.49/month), and much cheaper than the top-tier premium plan ($22.99/month).Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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By contrast, solar panels, wind turbines, and appliances like induction stoves only get better — more efficient and cheaper — with time.Matt Simon / Grist, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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For more than six decades, the department store has advertised over-the-top holiday packages.Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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The Sears department store failed to adapt to the digital economy and has trailed behind competitors Kohl’s and Macy’s.Georgia Godfrey, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Get the full forecast here. 7 inexpensive DIY renovations When done correctly, simple modifications can significantly boost your property's value.Mark Jones, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
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Spanish retailer Mango offers an inexpensive set of two headbands or grab the lush cashmere scarf from White + Warren.Jane Hanson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement Brown’s inspiration is not just from memories of his youth at the chain store, but contemporary efforts like Jack White’s Third Man Records.Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
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All around it are thriving chain stores attracting steady streams of customers in sectors where the former box-store chain was once a major player: Marshalls, Hobby Lobby, PetSmart and Dollar Tree.Alena Botros, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
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So, the authors should consider plug-in hybrids as a reasonable interim step, while chargers move consumers to adapt to all-electric vehicles when more charging alternatives are available.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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The legal standard is something called reasonable certainty of no harm.Jonquilyn Hill, Vox, 5 Nov. 2024
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By the late 1990s, both Woolworth and McCrory’s landed in bankruptcy court after variety stores fell out of favor.Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Dollar Tree is a leading operator of discount variety stores.Trefis Team, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
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His website connects him to an award-winning start-up called Tatami, specializing in affordable modular housing.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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One of the most important steps is to build more affordable housing.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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The number of upcoming sports events was the factor that was most heavily weighted in the study, but other factors such as the number of green spaces and thrift shops in the city were also considered.Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
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The funky thrift shop sells upcycled clothing, jewelry and vinyl records, and is open Thursday through Sunday.Axios Denver, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Dime-store.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dime-store. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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