grocery store

noun

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

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Continue reading … TURNING HEADS – John Goodman spotted nearly unrecognizable in candid grocery store snapshot. — FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026 That’s not surprising, experts say, considering that about 70% of the products on grocery store shelves are ultraprocessed. — Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026 Cox described a small grocery store near his home in Chevy Chase, Maryland, across the street from an elementary school, as an example of what that kind of infrastructure produces. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026 This is overwhelming for someone going into a grocery store right now. — CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grocery store

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