grocery store

noun

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

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Ted is now working as an assistant manager at a local grocery store in Kansas City. Erin Jensen, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026 Those assurances have not translated into a sustainable neighborhood grocery store. Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 The National Grocers Association estimates that the drop in shoppers receiving food aid will reduce grocery store sales by nearly $88 billion nationwide through 2034. Juliana Kim, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026 Improving a child’s nutrition will rest on much more than a parent’s choice at a grocery store. Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 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 4 Aug. 2026.

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