strip mall
noun
: a long usually one-story building or group of buildings housing several adjacent retail stores or service establishments
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The address is actually a UPS Store in a strip mall that also houses a hair salon and spa and a Mexican seafood restaurant.
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Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
The area, crammed with fast-food chains and strip malls, might initially not look like much.
—Katie Chang, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
Spanberger will visit Soricha Tea & Theater, a Korean cafe located in an Annandale-area strip mall, though those venue details are also private.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
The joint-concept merged ideas from owner Bhupinder Singh, who also owns the strip mall and a liquor store in the area, and general manager Nick Moran, a gamer who has dreamed of opening up a gaming bar.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
The area, crammed with fast-food chains and strip malls, might initially not look like much.
—Katie Chang, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
Spanberger will visit Soricha Tea & Theater, a Korean cafe located in an Annandale-area strip mall, though those venue details are also private.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
The joint-concept merged ideas from owner Bhupinder Singh, who also owns the strip mall and a liquor store in the area, and general manager Nick Moran, a gamer who has dreamed of opening up a gaming bar.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Strip mall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strip%20mall. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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