as in store
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 emporium
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.
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Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The site, which is gearing up to celebrate its 130th anniversary in 2026, has served numerous purposes over the decades: general store, tavern, wedding emporium.
—Sarah Kuta, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025
Lamar Bathhouse was turned into an emporium and gift shop, while Hale Bathhouse was transformed into the nine-room Hotel Hale, complete with Eden Restaurant and tubs that fill with the park’s spring water.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
The dinosaurs subjected to this particular dental inspection were found in the Early Tithonian Carnegie Quarry at Dinosaur National Monument, an emporium of fossils on the border of Utah and Colorado.
—Rosie McCall, Discover Magazine, 28 July 2025
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Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The site, which is gearing up to celebrate its 130th anniversary in 2026, has served numerous purposes over the decades: general store, tavern, wedding emporium.
—Sarah Kuta, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025
Lamar Bathhouse was turned into an emporium and gift shop, while Hale Bathhouse was transformed into the nine-room Hotel Hale, complete with Eden Restaurant and tubs that fill with the park’s spring water.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
The dinosaurs subjected to this particular dental inspection were found in the Early Tithonian Carnegie Quarry at Dinosaur National Monument, an emporium of fossils on the border of Utah and Colorado.
—Rosie McCall, Discover Magazine, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emporium
Noun
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Most of the stores surrounding this block are hybrids, selling biking equipment and coffee.—
Emilio Parra Doiztua,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Also under the same hours are Bashas' locations across Arizona, but some locations closed an hour early on Sunday, according to the store's website.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Below, shop short jackets inspired by Hathaway, Moore, and Witherspoon from $36.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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She and fiancé Travis Kelce have been documented visiting nearby Carmel, but MacDonald said the aquarium is not aware of the couple having been in their shop.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Not that there’s a whole lot of airtime still up for grabs; as NBC noted earlier this month, nearly all of its in-game NBA inventory was auctioned off during the spring upfront bazaar … although naturally the company is holding a percentage of units back to sell in the scatter market.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Every Tuesday, a corner of the Mezquitán market turns into a massive secondhand clothing bazaar, with heaps of statement vintage finds and out-there patterned fabrics spread out over long tables.—
David Shortell,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Emporium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emporium. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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