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
As always with secondhand hardware, let the buyer beware.
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ArsTechnica, 22 May 2025
Vanderlinden borrowed 5 grand from his dad, bought the secondhand cart, and set up shop near 13th and Grand back when the Power & Light District and Sprint Center were still just muddy construction zones.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2025
In times of uncertainty, secondhand shopping offers consumers and retailers stability and resilience.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 May 2025
Just before morning twilight, and for a little while after evening twilight, there’s no direct sunlight available to us on the ground, but high in space there’s still enough sunlight to bathe satellites, sending secondhand sunshine our way.
—Mike Decaire, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
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ArsTechnica, 22 May 2025
Vanderlinden borrowed 5 grand from his dad, bought the secondhand cart, and set up shop near 13th and Grand back when the Power & Light District and Sprint Center were still just muddy construction zones.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2025
In times of uncertainty, secondhand shopping offers consumers and retailers stability and resilience.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 May 2025
Just before morning twilight, and for a little while after evening twilight, there’s no direct sunlight available to us on the ground, but high in space there’s still enough sunlight to bathe satellites, sending secondhand sunshine our way.
—Mike Decaire, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secondhand
Adjective
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Venture secondary specialists confirm that secondary prints have tightened from 60 percent discounts to low double-digits on marquee names.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Project Emery took a blow as playing Europa League football next season was a secondary target.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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So far, what AI produces in the way of literature is purely derivative and thus noticeably unoriginal.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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The illusion of creativity increased while the outcome became more derivative.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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“Secondhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secondhand. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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