shopping mall

noun

Examples of shopping mall in a Sentence

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The few decades that followed saw a massive development of suburbs, highways, and later, shopping malls. Ashley Gardini, JSTOR Daily, 9 Sep. 2026 Sour lemon Shoppers walk past a Lululemon store at a shopping mall on June 21, 2026, in Hong Kong, China. Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026 Based on sample data from luxury shopping malls across mainland China, a 12 percent sales decline in July across price points and categories suggests that the gradual recovery of the previous four quarters has begun to reverse. Denni Hu, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026 Even in a region known for its dead shopping malls, Hawthorne Plaza holds a unique distinction. Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shopping mall

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of shopping mall was in 1950

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“Shopping mall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20mall. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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shopping mall

noun
: mall 3
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