as in secondary
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
Varga’s love for skating was sparked when a friend bought her a secondhand pair of roller skates from Craigslist.
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Julianna Bragg, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
Whatever happens with the Zero Emission Mandate, secondhand prices for EVs, and import tariffs, the shift to electric vehicles is carrying on regardless.
—James Morris, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
The influx of cheap and poor-quality clothing is flooding the market and creates a double bind for waste management: both filling bins with textiles that are of such poor quality they cannot be reused, and also undercutting even secondhand clothing on price.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
Technology As resale continues to grow, technology may help make the buying experience feel more natural to consumers, whether regular secondhand shoppers or first-time converts from buying new.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 19 Mar. 2025
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Julianna Bragg, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
Whatever happens with the Zero Emission Mandate, secondhand prices for EVs, and import tariffs, the shift to electric vehicles is carrying on regardless.
—James Morris, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
The influx of cheap and poor-quality clothing is flooding the market and creates a double bind for waste management: both filling bins with textiles that are of such poor quality they cannot be reused, and also undercutting even secondhand clothing on price.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
Technology As resale continues to grow, technology may help make the buying experience feel more natural to consumers, whether regular secondhand shoppers or first-time converts from buying new.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Secondhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secondhand. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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