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also emporia
as in stores
an establishment where goods are sold to consumers
an emporium for home electronic equipment filled with stuff I didn't know I needed but now desperately want
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Recent Examples of emporiums
After soaking in the history and charm of the Duomo, walk over to Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, one of the world’s oldest shopping emporiums with outposts from Prada to Gucci.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
In addition to airports, Prix Versailles also recognized projects across several other categories, including campuses, passenger stations, sports venues, museums, emporiums, hotels and restaurants.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Each year since 2015, the Prix Versailles World Jury has awarded 24 prizes across eight categories — airports, campuses, passenger stations, sports, museums, emporiums, and hotels and restaurants.
—Raheem Hosseini, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Jan. 2026
Boomers and Gen Xers appreciate the wide variety in multibrand emporiums (46 percent); younger generations, not so much (27 percent).
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025
By the nineteen-nineties, Uniclo had expanded to more than a hundred locations, many of them barnlike roadside emporiums where customers could pull in and grab a pack of underwear.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
In addition to airports, Prix Versailles also recognized projects across several other categories, including campuses, passenger stations, sports venues, museums, emporiums, hotels and restaurants.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Each year since 2015, the Prix Versailles World Jury has awarded 24 prizes across eight categories — airports, campuses, passenger stations, sports, museums, emporiums, and hotels and restaurants.
—Raheem Hosseini, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Jan. 2026
Boomers and Gen Xers appreciate the wide variety in multibrand emporiums (46 percent); younger generations, not so much (27 percent).
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025
By the nineteen-nineties, Uniclo had expanded to more than a hundred locations, many of them barnlike roadside emporiums where customers could pull in and grab a pack of underwear.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emporiums
Noun
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Starting in April, the most vulnerable populations, such as children and older adults, could be most affected because the government plans to cut or eliminate the few subsidized food items that were sold in stores through the ration booklets.—
Sarah Moreno
Updated April 29,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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HomeGoods stores typically receive shipments several times a week, and many locations stock shelves overnight or early in the morning.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But Slok attributes this to young people starting companies, not to a boom in entry-level associate hiring at law firms or Big Four accounting shops.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The championship is part of the area's World Snow Celebration, a series of events that include a collectible pin crawl featuring local shops, live music, an indoor market, and a 5K run.—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
28 Apr. 2026
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The company also hosts local bazaars for makers to sell their wares.—
Matt Cortina,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Protests broke out first in Tehran’s bazaars, as merchants and shopkeepers took to the streets in anger.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Emporiums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emporiums. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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