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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chain store
Noun
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People walk past a Lululemon department store in New York City on June 5, 2024.—
Josephine Rozzelle,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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Bethany Barnes met April Morganroth around 2010 when the two worked at a Sears department store in the Phoenix suburbs, and the two quickly became close friends.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
8 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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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
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Follow one of the Hallmark Movie Itineraries from Visit Buffalo to have your own main character moments at spots like a nearly century-old variety store Vidler’s 5 & 10 and Elm Street Bakery.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
2 Dec. 2025
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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As one person briefed on the exchange recalled, Altman then denied having made the claim.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The union offered to have workers return to work in less than a week in exchange for continued contract negotiations.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Chain store.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chain%20store. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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