grocery store

noun

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

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The hours-long pandemonium involved some teenaged children and young adults throwing mortars, fireworks and more at those who crowded about and at police officers, a grocery store getting merchandise stolen and an unlawful assembly declared. Sierra Van Der Brug, Oc Register, 6 July 2026 Nearby, groups descended on a shopping center on 32nd Street, emptying trash cans and tossing merchandise from the Pavilions grocery store into the parking lot. Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 The checkup was held conveniently in a mobile facility in the parking lot of Tesco, her local grocery store, which was about a five-minute drive from her home. Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026 These tips could save you some money and an extra trip to the grocery store. Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 4 July 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 7 Jul. 2026.

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