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taken or created from something original or basic
memoirs filled with secondhand stories about show-business celebrities
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Recent Examples of secondhand
It was crammed with eccentric scarves, secondhand cotton tops, and her wedding dress in a plastic dry cleaner bag.
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Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
Some are going the vintage or secondhand route, and some are choosing a plain gold ring à la Amanda Seyfried.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
Elsewhere, Reformation have lent into initiatives to engage customers on the environmental impact of clothing, including a collaboration with Poshmark to buy and sell secondhand garments.
—Amy Nguyen, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The secondhand market is maintaining its momentum going into the new year.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2024
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Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
Some are going the vintage or secondhand route, and some are choosing a plain gold ring à la Amanda Seyfried.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
Elsewhere, Reformation have lent into initiatives to engage customers on the environmental impact of clothing, including a collaboration with Poshmark to buy and sell secondhand garments.
—Amy Nguyen, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The secondhand market is maintaining its momentum going into the new year.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Secondhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secondhand. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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