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
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Keep the savings coming with more tech deals on Amazon today!—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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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
Noun
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As the climate continues to change, one study found 87% of rivers studied in America and Europe are warming - 70% are losing oxygen, which is threatening fish and the environment and economies that revolve around them.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images Taken from CNBC’s Daily Open, our international markets newsletter — Subscribe today An independent central bank is seen by most (including this newsletter) as the bedrock of a functional economy.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
21 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 25 Apr. 2025.
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