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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Bring them along to the supermarket to pick out ingredients.
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Karen Cicero, Parents, 21 Dec. 2025
What Makes Pistachio Gooey Butter Cake Special As for this nutty remix, Smith found inspiration while strolling the supermarket aisles.
—Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
But the hypermarket format — which combines a supermarket and department store — has lost momentum as digital retail took off.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
The expropriations included assets of Cemex (cement), Gruma (food) and Coca-Cola-Femsa of Mexico, Crystallex (mines) and Gold Reserve of Canada; Smurfit Kappa (food), from Ireland; and Casino (supermarkets) in France, among others.
—Miami Herald, 17 Dec. 2025
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Karen Cicero, Parents, 21 Dec. 2025
What Makes Pistachio Gooey Butter Cake Special As for this nutty remix, Smith found inspiration while strolling the supermarket aisles.
—Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
But the hypermarket format — which combines a supermarket and department store — has lost momentum as digital retail took off.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
The expropriations included assets of Cemex (cement), Gruma (food) and Coca-Cola-Femsa of Mexico, Crystallex (mines) and Gold Reserve of Canada; Smurfit Kappa (food), from Ireland; and Casino (supermarkets) in France, among others.
—Miami Herald, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Supermarket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supermarket. Accessed 24 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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