emporiums

variants also emporia
Definition of emporiumsnext
plural of emporium
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. 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 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
  • Rot It Out There are products on the market at most home and garden stores labeled to speed up the rotting process of a stump.
    Daniel Scott, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Traditional retailers typically place their orders many months in advance, and demand can shift by the time products are planned to hit the stores.
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Restaurants, hotels, and shops are sprouting up at an unprecedented rate, adding texture to the city’s arts and dining scene.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Another place to check is the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence's Blue Seal Shop Locator, which lists repair shops where technicians are ASE-certified.
    Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Protests broke out first in Tehran’s bazaars, as merchants and shopkeepers took to the streets in anger.
    Brian Bennett, Time, 28 Feb. 2026
  • In Dallas-Fort Worth, there are bazaars, markets and fashion shows in honor of Ramadan.
    Alyson Rodriguez, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026

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“Emporiums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emporiums. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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