as in department store
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Recent Examples of big box
That could include doughnut shops, roadside pie stands, local bakeries, or on occasion some very big box stores, including Costco and Sam’s Club.
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
Shopping at an understaffed big box store on a hot Sunday afternoon?
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2026
Yet the shark lawyers just need a few early wins to punish the big box retailers for offering cut rate prices.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
Shopping at an understaffed big box store on a hot Sunday afternoon?
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2026
Yet the shark lawyers just need a few early wins to punish the big box retailers for offering cut rate prices.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for big box
Noun
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That same year, Weinstock’s began remodeling its department store.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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The department store reported the suspects to Glendale PD in March 2026.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Along with the food shelf, the building also houses a thrift shop.—
Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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After Long Weekends Another good time of year to visit the thrift shop is right after a long weekend, no matter the time of year.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Like local bookstores that picked up buyers when chain stores closed, the chain is now benefiting from its perseverance as other middle-class shopping destinations vanish.—
Henry Grabar,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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There are no big chain stores —aside from a lone Starbucks—and the community is deeply engaged, with roots that often stretch back generations.—
Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The devices have been reported at five bank branches as well as variety stores, Dollar General and Dollar Tree locations and corner mom-and-pop stores, McKeever said.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Signs posted at the discount variety store call attention to the penny shortage and urge customers to pay with exact change.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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During the 1930s and 1940s, customers could find glassware nearly anywhere, from department stores to dime stores and from catalogs to grocery-store promotions.—
Alexandra Churchill,
Martha Stewart,
17 Apr. 2026
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And Black is a dime store paperback and pulp fiction aficionado, with the Bolan stories among his favorites.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Suburban Lawn and Garden, Kansas City, Missouri Among Suburban Lawn and Garden’s three locations, its superstore in the Kansas City neighborhood of Martin City is a local favorite for its aisles and aisles of houseplants, plants, shrubs, trees, and even topiaries and statuaries.—
Teresa Woodard,
Midwest Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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Nintendo New York—New York, New York Originally opened as the Pokémon Center New York in 2001, Nintendo New York is now a 10,000-square-foot superstore spread across two floors in Rockefeller Center.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Harden was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for the much younger (and much smaller) Darius Garland.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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The San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama was ejected from Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals after a heated exchange in the paint with Minnesota’s Naz Reid.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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“Big box.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20box. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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