emporiums

variants also emporia
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 The thoroughfare is already home to Stefano Ricci, Mayfair Gallery, and countless prestigious flagships, emporiums, and eateries. Nick Scott, Robb Report, 11 July 2026 The 2026 Prix Versailles laureates named the most beautiful airports, campuses, passenger stations, sports, museums, emporiums, hotels and restaurants in the world. Finch Walker, USA Today, 25 June 2026 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 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 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
  • Sullivan lives in a small fishing town called Petersburg where there’s no traffic lights and no big-box stores.
    Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Blistering heat has also raised demand for air conditioning, driving up natural gas consumption at a time when stores need to be refilled ahead of winter.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The original location was recently named one of the best slice shops in the country and its creators were named among the top pizzamakers in the world to watch.
    Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
  • SoCal is home to three shops, and Denver is the first out-of-state location.
    Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Shopkeepers in bazaars have staged sit-ins, not unlike those that preceded the January protests.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • Bajwa transports you into the heart of Amritsar, with its glitzy bazaars, dusty slums, and plush mansions.
    The Week US, TheWeek, 27 May 2026

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“Emporiums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emporiums. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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