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Recent Examples of chain store
Even as chain stores have squeezed out small, local businesses, Ted’s Clothiers has grown.
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Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
The artwork — a graphic close-up shot of a tiny American flag bikini on a woman’s pelvic area — was considered so distasteful by some that chain stores like Walmart and Kmart banned it at the time.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
There are a few chain stores, but a lot more small businesses on Cotton’s walk.
—Kendra Conely, Freep.com, 19 Mar. 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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Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
The artwork — a graphic close-up shot of a tiny American flag bikini on a woman’s pelvic area — was considered so distasteful by some that chain stores like Walmart and Kmart banned it at the time.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
There are a few chain stores, but a lot more small businesses on Cotton’s walk.
—Kendra Conely, Freep.com, 19 Mar. 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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For an adolescent Christy Turlington growing up in Northern California in the 1980s, the cosmetics section in a department store was a place of wonder.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
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Broke, pregnant and at her wit’s end, Margo (Elle Fanning) decides to lie down on the floor of a department store’s baby section.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
3 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
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One of Smith’s paintings, featuring two jazz musicians, was purchased by Wurth and now hangs in the Troost39 thrift shop.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
23 Jan. 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
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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
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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
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Salem, circa 1955: Before the opening of Walmart, many small-town main streets were home to a Ben Franklin dime store, one of which was under the franchise that gave Sam Walton his start in Newport, 1945.—
Ray Hanley,
arkansasonline.com,
4 Oct. 2024
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Porziņģis, who was acquired just before Thursday’s deadline from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield, has played in just 59 games over the last two seasons because of various health issues.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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First, the goal of leading an economically secure life in exchange for hard work has become more elusive.—
Mark Robert Rank,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Chain store.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chain%20store. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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