as in chain store
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Recent Examples of department store
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.
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Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Anchor tenant Macy’s closed, in a move that lines up with a cut in store count by that department store chain.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026
On The Charmings, Snow White and husband Prince Charming (Christopher Rich) awaken from a thousand-year spell and try to adapt to life in present-day Burbank, with the princess working in a department store.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2026
Mandarin Oriental Group Originally named Hotel Lutetia, it was founded in 1910 by the same family that created the world’s first luxury department store, Le Bon Marché.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
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Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Anchor tenant Macy’s closed, in a move that lines up with a cut in store count by that department store chain.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026
On The Charmings, Snow White and husband Prince Charming (Christopher Rich) awaken from a thousand-year spell and try to adapt to life in present-day Burbank, with the princess working in a department store.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2026
Mandarin Oriental Group Originally named Hotel Lutetia, it was founded in 1910 by the same family that created the world’s first luxury department store, Le Bon Marché.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for department store
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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
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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
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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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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
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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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When Kelli arrives to move into Shamea’s townhouse, the exchange is fraught with what feels like subliminal messages directed at Porsha.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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Amazon Chief Executive Andy Jassy was involved in those exchanges, one of the people said.—
Maggie Eastland,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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“Department store.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/department%20store. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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