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
And better yet, a quick peruse on secondhand retailers like eBay proves that there are also plenty of fabulous options to uncover.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2025
But thrifting’s appeals wider, considering that approximately one-third of the clothing that was purchased in the past year was secondhand, according to CapitalOne Shopping Research.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025
But running an independent bookstore where new, not secondhand, books are sold is, well, novel.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
Most of the TikTok and Instagram videos that have become many Americans’ main source of news are not based on reality but are secondhand or third-hand versions of it, the magazine said.
—Miami Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2025
But thrifting’s appeals wider, considering that approximately one-third of the clothing that was purchased in the past year was secondhand, according to CapitalOne Shopping Research.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025
But running an independent bookstore where new, not secondhand, books are sold is, well, novel.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
Most of the TikTok and Instagram videos that have become many Americans’ main source of news are not based on reality but are secondhand or third-hand versions of it, the magazine said.
—Miami Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secondhand
Adjective
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Yet another secondary effect of the Iran war is the expansion of modern drone warfare to the Persian Gulf region.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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The club wanted to offer the 37-year-old Polish striker reduced terms with a secondary role while Lewandowski was waiting to see what the club’s sporting directors would offer him.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The app began as an aggregator for perpetual futures, a form of derivative popular among crypto traders.—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission — an independent federal agency that has jurisdiction over derivative markets — is overseeing prediction markets.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Secondhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secondhand. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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