grocery store

noun

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

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The era of casually picking up a six-pack at your neighborhood grocery store or bottle shop appears to be winding down, at least for now. Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 21 June 2026 His parents were at a nearby grocery store for a half hour until deputies found them, authorities said. David Chiu, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026 Quakertown was a Black middle-class community with a doctor, grocery store, drug store, restaurants and other businesses. Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2026 Or the grocery store, where tantrums can erupt at any moment. Anna Spoerre, Kansas City Star, 18 June 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 23 Jun. 2026.

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