grocery store

noun

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

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For the seventh year in a row, Walmart captured more money from Charlotte-area shoppers than any other grocery store, despite intense competition from local grocers like Harris Teeter and Food Lion. Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2026 The Vietnamese food stand inside an Asian grocery store did not need a follow-up inspection. Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2026 At the grocery store, walk down the aisles without leaning on the cart and carry your bags out of the store (instead of using a cart), if that’s manageable for you. Jenny McCoy, SELF, 1 Apr. 2026 But these particular mints won’t show up at your local grocery store or Target. Ryan Brennan april 1, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grocery store

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