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Recent Examples of chain store
All of the retail would be leased to local operators, an intentional divergence from a town dotted with chain stores.
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Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
The founders, a group of east side residents, wanted an alternative to chain stores that offered healthy, organic options, according to the co-op's website.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 23 Mar. 2026
The honeycomb mirror over the fireplace was an inexpensive purchase from a chain store.
—Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
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.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
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Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
The founders, a group of east side residents, wanted an alternative to chain stores that offered healthy, organic options, according to the co-op's website.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 23 Mar. 2026
The honeycomb mirror over the fireplace was an inexpensive purchase from a chain store.
—Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
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.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chain store
Noun
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The upscale department store has been adding luxury and premium brands, elevating service and capturing greater market share.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
3 June 2026
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The former department store had been vacant for 40 years before the group transformed the space into a boutique hotel with 30 rooms, a lobby, a cooking school and a retail space.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Fill in the gaps when entertaining with inexpensive stools or a wooden bench sourced at a thrift shop or online.—
Jenny Hughes,
The Spruce,
25 May 2026
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Estate sales, thrift shops, online marketplaces, and discount stores can be sources of hidden gems at bargain prices. 6.—
Mike Irvine,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Opening in 1951, the Broadway Shopping Center, as it was then called, also offered space for several anchor department stores, along with a Woolworth variety store.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
2 June 2026
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And that didn’t include Barnes & Noble outlets, college bookstores, online-only sellers, rare book dealers, Friends of the Library shops or variety stores that also sell books.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
20 May 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
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Covid pandemic-era border closures hampered exchange between the two sides and later, Pyongyang grew closer to Moscow, deploying what are believed to be thousands of soldiers to aid Russia’s war against Ukraine.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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But fear not, the exchange actually goes quite well!—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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“Chain store.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chain%20store. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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