grocery store

noun

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

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Holland had cooked the vegetarian and chicken fillings for the dumplings, minced almost to a paste, three nights earlier, and purchased enough dumpling wrapper packs from the grocery store to make 500 in total. Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026 The hope is also that by establishing an attractive new grocery store, one with a sushi bar and coffee shop upstairs, more economic development in the surrounding area will follow. Bryce Covert, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Feb. 2026 The practice is so common there is an entire reality show dedicated to watching Japanese toddlers navigate the world—including going to the grocery store and riding public transportation—alone, called Old Enough. Katrina Donham, Parents, 25 Feb. 2026 Slated to open before Thanksgiving, the 166,000-square-foot, warehouse-style grocery store will be built inside The Mercato development northeast of Sixth Street and Highway 10, according to a release from developer Lane4. Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grocery store

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