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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This vibrant, family-friendly event invites the community to watch hundreds of artists transform the pavement into stunning, large-scale chalk murals at The Paseo shopping center.
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Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 10 June 2025
Authorities said an 18-year-old man and a juvenile passenger were getting out of their vehicle in the shopping center parking lot when they were approached by an armed suspect who demanded their belongings.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
The store is looking to expand its presence in the Midwest and will open another in September at the 10 Quivira Plaza shopping center in Shawnee.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025
Gercke shared that the two orange tabbies — who are tentatively named Frodo and Sam — were rushed to the shelter by an employee who worked at the shopping center.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 26 May 2025
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Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 10 June 2025
Authorities said an 18-year-old man and a juvenile passenger were getting out of their vehicle in the shopping center parking lot when they were approached by an armed suspect who demanded their belongings.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
The store is looking to expand its presence in the Midwest and will open another in September at the 10 Quivira Plaza shopping center in Shawnee.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025
Gercke shared that the two orange tabbies — who are tentatively named Frodo and Sam — were rushed to the shelter by an employee who worked at the shopping center.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 26 May 2025
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“Shopping center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20center. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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