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as in store
also shoppe
an establishment where goods are sold to consumers
the only shop that has that video game in stock is halfway across the state
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as in terminology
the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field
the patient impressed her cardiologist with her ability to talk shop
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as in to inform (on)
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Recent Examples of shop
Sharon Wu, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Visit the shop and use code MARCH15 to save an extra 15% sitewide through March 29.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
The dogs were stolen from a village in northeastern China by thieves working for a dog meat shop.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
Desktop publishing actually allowed more people to set up print shops.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Local coin shops give investors the chance to examine coins before buying and leave with gold in hand the same day, though their overhead often means higher prices.
—Sharon Wu, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Visit the shop and use code MARCH15 to save an extra 15% sitewide through March 29.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
The dogs were stolen from a village in northeastern China by thieves working for a dog meat shop.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
Desktop publishing actually allowed more people to set up print shops.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for shop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shop
Noun
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Paige and Russell seem the least likely to book a return flight to Montana for season two, but the actors say more evolution is in store for all of the Clyburns, including their married characters.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Mar. 2026
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Most natural carbon storage is driven by plants, so forests, peatlands and wetlands all store carbon because of plant growth and the build-up of organic material.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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After an accidental explosion in a West Village bomb factory killed three Weathermen, those who survived, shaken by their friends’ deaths, swore off deadly violence.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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But backers have yet to attract a factory, leaving a township torn by distrust and lawmakers demanding answers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Young sailors will learn water safety, basic terminology and how to tie knots.—
Jessie Dax-Setkus,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
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There are so many games to pick and so much terminology floating around.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But Liz and Dick aren’t the only other Hollywood couples whose off-screen love story would provide so much grist for the mill.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The mill, despite being remarkably quiet, makes 563 hp in the standard model and 592 hp in the Black Badge variant.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
27 Mar. 2026
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The gambit that Shelley somehow comes to possess her fictional creation is sustained, as Ida alternates between a very American dialect and a more high-toned British accent.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Having a few weeks of rehearsal ahead of filming helped McEwen and Kidman to establish the similarities in their performances, as did work with Kidman’s dialect coach.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Wilson was making a left turn in his silver Toyota Tacoma at a Tamarac intersection and had the right of way.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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And on Wednesday against Gotham FC in New Jersey, Smith turned in the first clean sheet in club history as Denver notched its first-ever win over the defending NWSL champions.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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The island is relying on its own natural gas, solar power and oil to run thermoelectric plants, but that hasn't been enough to meet demand.—
MATTHEW LEE,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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Gharbi also recommends picking less water-intensive plants to plant this year.—
Ashley Portillo,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Beef does something similar, translating immigrant frustration into the visual vocabulary of an American thriller, animated by distinctly Korean notions of family honor, shame, resentment and parental pressure.—
Dan Bilefsky,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Mar. 2026
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The sounds that weren’t just popularized by Whole Lotta Red, but also, SoFaygo and Ken Carson’s first couple of albums and Destroy Lonely, are just the vocabulary of the underground now.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shop. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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