grocery store

noun

chiefly US
: a store that sells food and household supplies : supermarket

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Investigators followed him to his neighborhood grocery store – and swooped in to make their arrest. Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025 It’s been nearly a year since La Tiara taco shells disappeared from grocery store shelves. David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2025 Don't be ashamed to ask for discounts at the grocery store. NPR, 11 Nov. 2025 The Asian grocery store is the anchor of a 50-acre mixed use development at NE Loop 820 and Beach Street. Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grocery store

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“Grocery store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grocery%20store. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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