DEPARTMENT STORE Synonyms: 21 Similar Words

department store

noun

Definition of department store

as in chain store

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Recent Examples of department store Booking a last-minute appointment at the department store wasn’t the original plan. — Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026 Trump didn’t attend the trial, where Carroll testified that their flirtatious and friendly chance encounter at the department store turned violent. — Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 According to interviews with Hooper, the concept for the film crystallized for him after a Christmastime visit to a Montgomery Ward department store. — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 July 2026 Located in the heart of the Marais district, the department store has been a fixture of Paris retail for more than 160 years and has spent decades cultivating a reputation for premium fashion, design and homeware. — Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for department store

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Noun

In a press release, the San Jose Police Department said its retail theft unit was investigating retail thefts of large amounts of golf balls from multiple retail chain stores between March 25 and May 5.

— Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 16 May 2026
Appliances Over 10 Years Old Habitat for Humanity ReStore is one of the few secondhand chain stores that accepts large appliances—whether laundry machines or fridges.

— Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 14 May 2026

Definition of chain store

Noun

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
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

Definition of variety store

Noun

Her extensive volunteer work includes managing a philanthropic thrift shop, hiring personnel for adult ESL (English as a Second Language) and youth music classes, and directing a K-12 district-wide summer school program.

— News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026
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, 14 July 2026

Definition of thrift shop

Noun

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
And Black is a dime store paperback and pulp fiction aficionado, with the Bolan stories among his favorites.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026

Definition of dime store

Noun

Though Wasserman hasn’t been charged with any crime, the exchanges took place before Maxwell had been charged with any wrongdoing, and the LA28 board backed Wasserman, the entertainment mogul sold his agency after several prominent artists fled.

— Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 24 July 2026
The build-up is already heated, with both fighters engaging in intense exchanges, setting the stage for a thrilling contest.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

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