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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Other photos in the bunch included a mirror selfie with his hair pushed back courtesy of a headband, his Cloud23 hot sauce on store shelves, Animal-style fries from In-N-Out Burger (plus plenty of ketchup) and more of life’s special little moments.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Even then, the focus was on how digital experiences could recreate what makes a physical store special.—
Tharin Pillay,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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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
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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 23 Oct. 2025.
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