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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Wonton wrappers are widely available in the produce section of many major supermarkets (peek near the tofu), as well as at Asian grocers.
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2025
Anthony Wainwright was executed Tuesday evening in the 1994 murder of a woman who was kidnapped from the parking lot of a Lake City supermarket and killed in a rural area.
—Jim Saunders, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2025
There’s a small supermarket, Lowe’s, in Bandera, but for a better selection, stop by an H-E-B—Texas’s massive grocery store chain—in San Antonio or Austin and throw your steaks in a cooler for the short drive.
—Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 11 June 2025
The flavor will only be available at supermarkets in the Kroger family of stores, according to Coca-Cola.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 10 June 2025
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2025
Anthony Wainwright was executed Tuesday evening in the 1994 murder of a woman who was kidnapped from the parking lot of a Lake City supermarket and killed in a rural area.
—Jim Saunders, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2025
There’s a small supermarket, Lowe’s, in Bandera, but for a better selection, stop by an H-E-B—Texas’s massive grocery store chain—in San Antonio or Austin and throw your steaks in a cooler for the short drive.
—Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 11 June 2025
The flavor will only be available at supermarkets in the Kroger family of stores, according to Coca-Cola.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 10 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for supermarket
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“Supermarket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supermarket. Accessed 24 Jun. 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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