grocery store

noun

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

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Hook recommends going to your grocery store deli counter to ask for slices or cheese blocks instead of buying them already prepackaged. Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 24 May 2026 Sprouts Farmers Market The grocery store chain is firing on all cylinders, the firm said. Michael Bloom, CNBC, 23 May 2026 That distinction matters at the grocery store. Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 23 May 2026 Meanwhile, her parents lost their jobs; her grandparents, who were sharecroppers, were forced off the land; and the grocery store refused to serve her family. Literary Hub, 21 May 2026 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 28 May. 2026.

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