as in promenades
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 malls
In San Diego County, this year’s festivities take place from late January through early March and they can be found everywhere from malls to parks and libraries.
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
The news of store closings brings concerns that those malls still surviving are facing their demise.
—Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 5 Feb. 2026
Caruso, the developer of popular malls such as the Grove and the Americana at Brand, lost to Bass by 10 percentage points in 2022 despite outspending her 11 to 1 after throwing $100 million of his own fortune into the race.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
The company's challenge was compounded by the broader shift away from department stores and malls that began a decade ago, when online commerce began to displace brick-and-mortar shopping.
—Emily Lorsch, NBC news, 30 Jan. 2026
Officials write that terrorists target transportation hubs, hotels, malls, places of worship, tourist spots and other places.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
New stores at other Simon malls around Charlotte Simon also owns SouthPark Mall at 4400 Sharon Road with about 170 stores, and Concord Mills at 8111 Concord Mills Blvd.
—Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2026
The wintry blast, after hampering malls and stores Sunday, is making travel challenging Monday with roads still presenting treacherous conditions, coated by a mixture of frozen precipitation.
—Brian Womack, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
Herd also made some similarities to the trouble many malls are having in recent years.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
The news of store closings brings concerns that those malls still surviving are facing their demise.
—Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 5 Feb. 2026
Caruso, the developer of popular malls such as the Grove and the Americana at Brand, lost to Bass by 10 percentage points in 2022 despite outspending her 11 to 1 after throwing $100 million of his own fortune into the race.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
The company's challenge was compounded by the broader shift away from department stores and malls that began a decade ago, when online commerce began to displace brick-and-mortar shopping.
—Emily Lorsch, NBC news, 30 Jan. 2026
Officials write that terrorists target transportation hubs, hotels, malls, places of worship, tourist spots and other places.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
New stores at other Simon malls around Charlotte Simon also owns SouthPark Mall at 4400 Sharon Road with about 170 stores, and Concord Mills at 8111 Concord Mills Blvd.
—Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2026
The wintry blast, after hampering malls and stores Sunday, is making travel challenging Monday with roads still presenting treacherous conditions, coated by a mixture of frozen precipitation.
—Brian Womack, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
Herd also made some similarities to the trouble many malls are having in recent years.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for malls
Noun
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That's often on promenades, like this one by Carter Road, that gird the Arabian Sea.—
Diaa Hadid,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2026
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Open promenades Las Olas, Lincoln Road and CityPlace in West Palm Beach are a reminder that a simple stroll among the bars and restaurants and shops can feel like a night out.—
Eric Barton,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2026
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Trails meander past the butterfly garden, under a canopy of southern magnolias and hardwoods, and over a mix of boardwalks, dirt paths, and concrete walkways.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
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Here in San Diego — where seaside calm and crowded boardwalks conceal deeper civic fatigue — the same national weariness swirls beneath daily life.—
Phillip Halpern,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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The walkways are illuminated with a changing motif of paw prints, DNA strands, and the letters G, A, T and C, representing the DNA building blocks.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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The Edmonton Pedway and Winnipeg Skywalk are made up of tunnels and skywalks, while Calgary’s Plus 15 network is made up of elevated bridges and walkways.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Malls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malls. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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