grocery store

noun

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

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Earlier this month, Wegmans, a popular regional grocery store, recalled two types of mixed nuts. Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025 Large machines filled with toys, candy and collectibles up for grabs have loomed at grocery store exits, Pizza Huts, malls and everywhere in between for years. Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 8 Dec. 2025 Melgar-Ayala was reportedly on the run after an earlier shooting at a neighborhood grocery store that left a 61-year-old man injured. Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025 Shoppers may be feeling sticker shock with the cost of beef at the grocery store. Ryan Baker, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2025 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 16 Dec. 2025.

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