as in saving
careful management of material resources
through hard work and thrift our father was able to raise the money to put all four of us through college
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Recent Examples of thrift
The thrift store sells used items and takes donations.
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2025
Reddit users were quick to chime in with their own experiences and praise for her thrift store find.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Choose to install new doors or use antique ones found at a thrift store or flea market.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2025
In celebrating the anniversary for her iconic 1985 film, Madonna also shared a photo in that same carousel post sporting the original tuxedo jacket her character wears and eventually trades away at a thrift store during the movie.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 31 Mar. 2025
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2025
Reddit users were quick to chime in with their own experiences and praise for her thrift store find.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Choose to install new doors or use antique ones found at a thrift store or flea market.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2025
In celebrating the anniversary for her iconic 1985 film, Madonna also shared a photo in that same carousel post sporting the original tuxedo jacket her character wears and eventually trades away at a thrift store during the movie.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrift
Noun
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Regardless of how the $30 million in savings will be spent in the future, Blaylock’s assertion that the grants weren’t supposed to help families buy computers goes against what’s in the legislative record.—
Audrey Dutton,
ProPublica,
18 Apr. 2025
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Keep the savings coming with more tech deals on Amazon today!—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Tariffs will drive the world economy into recession unless level-minded leaders realize the errors of their ways.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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Today, companies using the IRA’s clean-energy tax credits bring in capital which stimulates local economies.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Apr. 2025
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But while the fine dining scene is flourishing, the everyday staples still tell a story of hardship, frugality, and a desire to waste nothing.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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In the meantime, people could do worse than to embrace some prudence and frugality.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Thrift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrift. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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