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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Indicates how long a product should remain on the shelf in the supermarket.
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025
Savi Provisions, which owns and operates Azalea Fresh Market along with 24 other specialty supermarkets across Georgia and North Carolina, said the alliance reinforces the company's commitment to Atlanta.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
There was also the previously unknown collection of blue-chip modern works from the Pennsylvania supermarket tycoons Patricia Ross Weis and Robert Weis, including a Rothko that would sell for $62 million.
—Rachel Corbett, Curbed, 28 Nov. 2025
For them, heading down to The Lego Store to pick up a UCS Death Star is nothing more than picking up a candy bar in the supermarket.
—Kim Snaith, Space.com, 27 Nov. 2025
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025
Savi Provisions, which owns and operates Azalea Fresh Market along with 24 other specialty supermarkets across Georgia and North Carolina, said the alliance reinforces the company's commitment to Atlanta.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
There was also the previously unknown collection of blue-chip modern works from the Pennsylvania supermarket tycoons Patricia Ross Weis and Robert Weis, including a Rothko that would sell for $62 million.
—Rachel Corbett, Curbed, 28 Nov. 2025
For them, heading down to The Lego Store to pick up a UCS Death Star is nothing more than picking up a candy bar in the supermarket.
—Kim Snaith, Space.com, 27 Nov. 2025
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“Supermarket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supermarket. Accessed 4 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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