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Four Poster Beds If you're drawn to traditional four poster beds, keep an eye out for them while browsing online marketplaces or thrift shops, notes Jen Bienvenu, the founder of J. Bienvenu Interiors in Louisville, Kentucky, who has come across many of these.
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Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2025
Get your creative fix at the Palm Springs Art Museum or head to one of many thrift shops for some trendy retail therapy.
—Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 13 Mar. 2025
It is said to not judge a book by its cover and staff at a thrift shop in Casper, Wyoming, can attest to that saying.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
Ben Rowe, now 27, spent weekends of his youth with his mother and grandmother rummaging through thrift shops looking for a good deal.
—Caleb Mezzy, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
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Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2025
Get your creative fix at the Palm Springs Art Museum or head to one of many thrift shops for some trendy retail therapy.
—Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 13 Mar. 2025
It is said to not judge a book by its cover and staff at a thrift shop in Casper, Wyoming, can attest to that saying.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
Ben Rowe, now 27, spent weekends of his youth with his mother and grandmother rummaging through thrift shops looking for a good deal.
—Caleb Mezzy, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrift shop
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To explain his approach to tariffs, Trump favors a metaphor—the U.S. as the world’s department store.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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Then, in 1982, a group of investors bought a total of six Ross department stores and converted them to the Ross Dress For Less off-price format, Ross Stores Inc. said on its website.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
24 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
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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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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
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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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Werewolf Lawyer has its own distinct look, a pulp paperback straight from the golden age of dime store novels done by Ian Klarer.—
Jef Rouner,
Chron,
14 Sep. 2024
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The Lookout Perched on a hillside where tropical fruit trees drip with papayas, bananas, and limes, The Lookout comprises two spacious boutique apartments that can be rented separately or as a private four-bedroom villa.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Apr. 2025
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Tamarind Hills - Antigua and Barbuda Tamarind Hills is a boutique resort with stunning views of the Caribbean Sea.—
Robin Raven,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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While in Spain, Belly and Conrad exchange handwritten letters, which help to re-establish their relationship.—
Alexandra Hurtado,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Le Monde reports that French travelers visiting the U.S. are adapting to the fact that the cost of everything has increased by at least 25% in the past few years by staying for a shorter period, using home exchange sites, plus filling up on a large breakfast, and then buying takeaway sandwiches.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Thrift shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrift%20shop. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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