supermarket
noun
su·per·mar·ket
ˈsü-pər-ˌmär-kət 
often attributive
1
: a self-service retail market selling especially foods and household merchandise
2
: something resembling a supermarket especially in the variety or volume of its goods or services
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The plot follows the investigation of a brutal murder 56 days after Oliver (Jogia) and Ciara (Cameron) met at a supermarket and began a passionate affair.
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Pamela Vázquez, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2025
Eggnog is a hard sell because most people have only had the bad kind, those boring and occasionally gross cartons that line the dairy section of the supermarket every December.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2025
That footprint is relatively small compared with traditional grocery chains in the state, such as Fry’s Food Stores, a Kroger subsidiary that operates well over 100 supermarkets across Arizona.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 13 Dec. 2025
Bears have killed a record 13 people in Japan this year and injured more than 200 others, while reports of the creatures roaming near schools and rampaging in supermarkets have heightened anxiety, especially in rural northern regions.
—CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
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Pamela Vázquez, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2025
Eggnog is a hard sell because most people have only had the bad kind, those boring and occasionally gross cartons that line the dairy section of the supermarket every December.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2025
That footprint is relatively small compared with traditional grocery chains in the state, such as Fry’s Food Stores, a Kroger subsidiary that operates well over 100 supermarkets across Arizona.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 13 Dec. 2025
Bears have killed a record 13 people in Japan this year and injured more than 200 others, while reports of the creatures roaming near schools and rampaging in supermarkets have heightened anxiety, especially in rural northern regions.
—CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Supermarket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supermarket. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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supermarket
noun
su·per·mar·ket
ˈsü-pər-ˌmär-kət
: a self-service market selling foods and household merchandise
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