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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
Boomers and Gen Xers appreciate the wide variety in multibrand emporiums (46 percent); younger generations, not so much (27 percent).
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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
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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Alternative culture stores and venues are usually located in out-of-the-way areas.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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Consumers are also being bombarded with fast-fashion options online and in stores.—
Ayesha Javed,
Time,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Collecting plates and silverware at secondhand shops can add an heirloom element to your gatherings, even if the pieces are new to your collection.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
10 Jan. 2026
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Unlike those spaces, the Town & Country space is in the middle of the mall’s large corridor near a UPS Store and post office and other shops.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The move by the bazaaris, as shopkeepers in the bazaars are known, is a drastic measure for a group traditionally supportive of the Islamic Republic.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
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Now, what began as a protest among merchants in Tehran’s bazaars has spread to students as well as Iran’s working and middle classes all across the country.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Emporiums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emporiums. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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