as in promenade
a public place for strolling
the pedestrian traffic through the grassy mall is heaviest during the summer lunch hours the tree-lined mall in the city's historic district remains the favored site for strutting about in one's Easter finery
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Recent Examples of mall
At the Coronado Center mall in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Barnes & Noble accounted for 7.9% of visits to the mall in 2024, outperforming both Macy’s and JCPenney.
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Kevin Williams, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2025
Much of the retail space went vacant during the pandemic or the subsequent years-long construction on the mall.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2025
Footage circulating online shows Dennis in handcuffs, both indoors and later outside the mall, as surprised bystanders looked on.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Three masked suspects with sledge hammers smashed glass display cases at a Jewelry Time kiosk on the second level of the mall near the Sears store, with each of them grabbing handfuls of different kinds of jewelry, authorities said.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 31 July 2025
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Kevin Williams, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2025
Much of the retail space went vacant during the pandemic or the subsequent years-long construction on the mall.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2025
Footage circulating online shows Dennis in handcuffs, both indoors and later outside the mall, as surprised bystanders looked on.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Three masked suspects with sledge hammers smashed glass display cases at a Jewelry Time kiosk on the second level of the mall near the Sears store, with each of them grabbing handfuls of different kinds of jewelry, authorities said.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mall
Noun
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Geneva, meanwhile, radiates diplomacy and cosmopolitan grace—its lakeside promenades framed by swans and sailboats, and the Jet d’Eau rising like a silver plume.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Greenways and pedestrian promenades designed to connect to surrounding neighborhoods.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Do not allow children to run on boardwalks, and keep them close to you.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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Park near Front Street and follow a narrow path that’s been open to the public since 1892 — a one-mile stretch of weathered cobblestones and boardwalk along Nantucket’s eastern cliffs, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
Noun
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When at sea, I, more often than not, like a throw-on outfit to wear over my bathing suit so I can easily get changed when walking across pool decks and walkways.—
Alexandra Pereira,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Aug. 2025
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The walkway goes right past the eatery’s parking lot.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Mall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mall. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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