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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This Stephen King adaptation stars Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden and Andre Braugher and tells the story of a small group of people in Bridgton, Maine who meet in a supermarket to find supplies after a thunderstorm and start to notice an eerie mist cloaking the presence of monsters among them.
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
Needing to test the waterproof knee-length wool coat without getting heat stroke, the founder and CEO of the then-fledgling apparel brand took it to a supermarket in West Harlem.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
And very thin bags — often presented in large rolls that shoppers tear off — are still legal for use in supermarkets for produce and meat.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
Grenier, Pungier and Devoucoux look after children as coaches and after-school leaders in Avallon while Creton works as a supermarket delivery driver.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
Needing to test the waterproof knee-length wool coat without getting heat stroke, the founder and CEO of the then-fledgling apparel brand took it to a supermarket in West Harlem.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
And very thin bags — often presented in large rolls that shoppers tear off — are still legal for use in supermarkets for produce and meat.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
Grenier, Pungier and Devoucoux look after children as coaches and after-school leaders in Avallon while Creton works as a supermarket delivery driver.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Supermarket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supermarket. Accessed 24 Oct. 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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