supermarket
noun
su·per·mar·ket
ˈsü-pər-ˌmär-kət 
often attributive
1
: a self-service retail market selling especially foods and household merchandise
2
: something resembling a supermarket especially in the variety or volume of its goods or services
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Enamorado was upset because a security guard attacked a street vendor outside a Pomona supermarket and police had not arrested a suspect several days later.
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
On Thursday, June 20, the supermarket retail company will be giving away 45,000 pints of ice cream to celebrate the summer solstice.
—Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
Inflation on groceries has dropped particularly steeply: Prices at the supermarket rose only 1.1 percent between April 2023 and April 2024.
—Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 8 June 2024
Witnesses describe gun's recovery Former Delaware State Police lieutenant Millard Greer described tracking down the gun after Hallie Biden had thrown it in the trash outside the supermarket.
—Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 6 June 2024
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
On Thursday, June 20, the supermarket retail company will be giving away 45,000 pints of ice cream to celebrate the summer solstice.
—Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
Inflation on groceries has dropped particularly steeply: Prices at the supermarket rose only 1.1 percent between April 2023 and April 2024.
—Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 8 June 2024
Witnesses describe gun's recovery Former Delaware State Police lieutenant Millard Greer described tracking down the gun after Hallie Biden had thrown it in the trash outside the supermarket.
—Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 6 June 2024
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“Supermarket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supermarket. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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supermarket
noun
su·per·mar·ket
ˈsü-pər-ˌmär-kət
: a self-service market selling foods and household merchandise
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