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Recent Examples of chain store
The road behind the chain store will be blocked off to include a vinyl pop-up record store, photo booth, friendship bracelets, glitter sprinkles on Starbucks cold foam drinks and more.
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Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
Clients include over 7,500 independent supermarkets, chain stores, military bases and institutions nationwide.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 24 June 2025
More big chain stores are closing Walgreens is part of a larger chain of big box stores shutting their doors.
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Typically, big chain stores offer a handful of Hanukkah gifts amidst a glut of Christmas merchandise.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Dec. 2024
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Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
Clients include over 7,500 independent supermarkets, chain stores, military bases and institutions nationwide.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 24 June 2025
More big chain stores are closing Walgreens is part of a larger chain of big box stores shutting their doors.
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Typically, big chain stores offer a handful of Hanukkah gifts amidst a glut of Christmas merchandise.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for chain store
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chain store
Noun
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Barneys New York is reportedly making a comeback, as media company Authentic Brands Group eyes bringing the famed department store back to the exact same building where the storied flagship opened in 1993.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
16 Apr. 2026
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Also set for demolition at the mall is the Macy’s department store.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The company promises to distribute all that waste to specialty recyclers, manufacturers, even thrift shops.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Sometimes, car seats and strollers are recycled at recycling centers—but not every thrift shop or Goodwill will do this on your behalf.—
Michelle Mastro,
The Spruce,
25 Jan. 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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And Black is a dime store paperback and pulp fiction aficionado, with the Bolan stories among his favorites.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
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Soon afterward, cheap paperback classics could be found everywhere from newsstands to dime stores.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The bedroom exchange never went through, but both Amy and Gretchen have honored our 1970 agreement.—
David Sedaris,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Such clean behavior strongly points to an origin in isolated binary systems, where two stars are born together, evolve side by side, exchange mass, and eventually collapse into black holes that merge without interference from their surroundings.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Chain store.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chain%20store. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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