mall

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 That sort of energy then informed the rest of my experience in that mall. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2025 In a joint social media post, Mayor Craig Greenberg and Louisville Free Public Library officials said the library system has signed a lease to stay at the mall through June 28, 2026. Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Sep. 2025 Set in Emmi’s native Syracuse, New York, in the 1990s, the independent film follows Lucas (Tom Blyth), an undercover cop wrestling with his own sexuality while simultaneously leading a local police effort to lure and apprehend gay men on charges of cruising in a mall bathroom. Max Gao, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025 The days already seem shorter, the air in the morning is crisp, and all those back-to-school sales are calling you to the mall. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mall
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Noun
  • The reconfiguration includes a wide promenade with a multi-use path fronting the project site.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Waves crashing over a promenade in the Heng Fa Chuen area of Hong Kong during Typhoon Ragasa on Tuesday.
    Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The restaurant’s new location, a 4,700 square-foot space near the University City boardwalk, includes two bars and seats up to 140 guests, QCity Metro reported.
    Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The dumpy old Abe Stark Sports Center, the ice rink on the boardwalk between 19th and 20th Streets, is getting a major renovation as well.
    Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • While blowing leaves into the street is a no-no, so too is pushing leaves into other common areas like walkways, sidewalks, and other neighbors’ yards.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The open-air walkway has been used by presidents and their staffers to travel quickly between the West Wing and the Executive Residence.
    Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025

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“Mall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mall. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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