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Recent Examples of department store
Then the food court closed, and the Macy’s department store.
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Sacbee.com, 13 Mar. 2026
The old Orbach’s department store across the street is now the Petersen Automotive Museum.
—Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The two-story structure was built in 1929 to house the Mudd Company department store.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
The outlet is leasing 25,027 square feet of space where the Bealls department store used to be.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Mar. 2026
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Sacbee.com, 13 Mar. 2026
The old Orbach’s department store across the street is now the Petersen Automotive Museum.
—Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The two-story structure was built in 1929 to house the Mudd Company department store.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
The outlet is leasing 25,027 square feet of space where the Bealls department store used to be.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for department store
Recent Examples of Synonyms for department store
Noun
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There are no big chain stores —aside from a lone Starbucks—and the community is deeply engaged, with roots that often stretch back generations.—
Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Feb. 2026
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In the past, Starbucks has distinguished itself from other chain stores by offering benefits atypical for hourly workers, including health benefits for part-time employees and free college tuition via a partnership with Arizona State University.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
30 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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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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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
Noun
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Missile exchanges have jarred with the spirit of the holidays underway across the region.—
Siham Shamalakh,
Washington Post,
22 Mar. 2026
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Eighteen months later, she was released in a prisoner of war (POW) exchange.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Department store.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/department%20store. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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