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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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Food hubs can increase local food access by aggregating food products from small to mid-sized farms and distributing them to underserved communities, schools, hospitals and retail stores.—
Cristina LaRue,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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Its stores provide a range of undercar repair services for brakes, steering, mufflers and exhaust systems, suspension and wheel alignment, as well as tire replacement and service.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The nonprofit institute offers in-person, online or hybrid training and certification courses to train and certify RV service technicians to work at dealerships or own their own local shops or mobile RV service companies.—
Gidget Fuentes,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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When a Miami weapons buyer for a powerful Haitian gang inquired why the group needed the guns he had been asked to illegally purchase from South Florida shops, the response was simple.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Istanbul pulses with history—its skyline crowned with slender minarets, grand domes, and bustling bazaars filled with copperware, carpets, and the scent of roasted chestnuts.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Having cash is still necessary in many countries for taxis, tipping, and at street markets, bazaars and other small businesses.—
Jenny Peters,
Oc Register,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Emporiums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emporiums. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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