shopping center
noun
: a group of retail stores and service establishments usually with ample parking facilities and usually designed to serve a community or neighborhood
called also shopping plaza
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Seven decades after opening, a central Phoenix shopping center is still a catalyst for growth in the area.
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Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
The first opened in 2019 in the Polaris shopping center, near Columbus, followed by Dublin and the Cleveland suburbs of Westlake and Pinecrest.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Lebanon has also approved a building that would house both a Chipotle Mexican Grill and Chase Bank in the Hickory Ridge shopping center anchored by Publix on State Route 109.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Some stores are subject to the hours of their malls or shopping centers, so check with your local store for their specific holiday hours.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
The first opened in 2019 in the Polaris shopping center, near Columbus, followed by Dublin and the Cleveland suburbs of Westlake and Pinecrest.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Lebanon has also approved a building that would house both a Chipotle Mexican Grill and Chase Bank in the Hickory Ridge shopping center anchored by Publix on State Route 109.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Some stores are subject to the hours of their malls or shopping centers, so check with your local store for their specific holiday hours.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for shopping center
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“Shopping center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20center. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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