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Recent Examples of department store
The City Campus property, which formerly housed a department store, is expected to open this year.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
To explain his approach to tariffs, Trump favors a metaphor—the U.S. as the world’s department store.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
Then, in 1982, a group of investors bought a total of six Ross department stores and converted them to the Ross Dress For Less off-price format, Ross Stores Inc. said on its website.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2025
This early innovation propelled the brand into prestigious department stores, including Neiman Marcus, Saks, Nordstrom, and Bloomingdale's.
—Brin Snelling, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
To explain his approach to tariffs, Trump favors a metaphor—the U.S. as the world’s department store.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
Then, in 1982, a group of investors bought a total of six Ross department stores and converted them to the Ross Dress For Less off-price format, Ross Stores Inc. said on its website.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2025
This early innovation propelled the brand into prestigious department stores, including Neiman Marcus, Saks, Nordstrom, and Bloomingdale's.
—Brin Snelling, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for department store
Noun
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In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the giant Tower Records on 66th Street and Broadway was as close to a formal meeting place for gay men as a chain store could get.—
Mark Harris,
Vulture,
9 Apr. 2025
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Stores in Democratic or Republican Counties in America Each chain store’s red/blue distribution.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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My favorite stop on the tour was a variety store called Lee Avenue Photo—specifically, the toy section.—
Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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Going back in time, most Minnesota small towns shared similarities, including schools, drug stores, variety stores, cafes, churches, hardware stores, bars, baseball fields, gas stations, volunteer fire departments, American Legions and local newspapers.—
Tom Redman,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Estate sales, thrift shops, online marketplaces, and discount stores can be sources of hidden gems at bargain prices.—
Mike Irvine,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Apr. 2025
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Consider this your checklist when shopping at Grandma’s house or the local thrift shop.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
22 Mar. 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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Crawford must have had other enemies, and so maybe one of them with massive financial resources approached Delia to kill him in exchange for ensuring that her family would be set for life.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
9 May 2025
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Brady and his ex-wife, Bündchen, were among the most prominent faces of FTX, appearing in a high-profile commercial for the exchange in 2022.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
8 May 2025
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“Department store.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/department%20store. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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