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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Essential worker roles include healthcare positions, teachers, military members, fire and police officers, charity workers, social workers, government employees, supermarket staff, and delivery and transport staff.
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Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 May 2026
The animals were seen on airport runways, walking on golf courses, roaming near schools and causing panic in supermarkets and hot spring resorts almost on a daily basis.
—CBS News, 13 May 2026
The house is a few minutes drive to Gulf Beach, on a bus line, within walking distance of a supermarket, Starbuck’s, and fast food.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
When the weather allowed, the family would take walks to the Buffalo Fresh halal supermarket, with Faisal keeping a hand on his sad, disabled father, whose life of hard labor had taken its toll.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 12 May 2026
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Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 May 2026
The animals were seen on airport runways, walking on golf courses, roaming near schools and causing panic in supermarkets and hot spring resorts almost on a daily basis.
—CBS News, 13 May 2026
The house is a few minutes drive to Gulf Beach, on a bus line, within walking distance of a supermarket, Starbuck’s, and fast food.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
When the weather allowed, the family would take walks to the Buffalo Fresh halal supermarket, with Faisal keeping a hand on his sad, disabled father, whose life of hard labor had taken its toll.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 12 May 2026
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“Supermarket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supermarket. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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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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