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as in store
also shoppe
an establishment where goods are sold to consumers
the only shop that has that video game in stock is halfway across the state
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as in terminology
the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field
the patient impressed her cardiologist with her ability to talk shop
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as in to inform (on)
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Recent Examples of shop
Jeanette Hurt, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Did the Slot family ever shop at Aldi?
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
As opposed to vintage shops or a crowded antique auction, estate sales give you the unique opportunity to picture what a piece looks like in a home setting.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
In Animal Crossing, Tom Nook runs the town shop and provides home loans (paid out in bells, the in-game currency) that keep players perpetually in debt, which is a core mechanic of the game.
—ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The 2023 Central Coast Chardonnay is this Paso Robles winery’s first, wholesale exclusive Chardonnay, which is now available nationwide in restaurants, hotels, independent wine shops, and major retailers.
—Jeanette Hurt, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Did the Slot family ever shop at Aldi?
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
As opposed to vintage shops or a crowded antique auction, estate sales give you the unique opportunity to picture what a piece looks like in a home setting.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
In Animal Crossing, Tom Nook runs the town shop and provides home loans (paid out in bells, the in-game currency) that keep players perpetually in debt, which is a core mechanic of the game.
—ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shop
Noun
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In this age of content creation, online stores, AI, and digital investment gurus, many claim that the name of the game is to succeed on your terms.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Beall said Profitmind will help Bealls, which is based in Bradenton, Florida and operates over 660 stores in 22 states, identify and act on the small micro trends that occur at the individual store level and that buyers might otherwise miss.—
Sharon Edelson,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Nolan began a business career that included being president of the Minnesota World Trade Center and owner of Emily Wood Products, a small sawmill and pallet factory in the state’s northern tier.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The extreme cold can be tapped for industrial cooling, and waste heat from factories can be reused to make the process more efficient.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While terminology changes and treatment advances are promising, experts note that broader systemic and societal changes could make the biggest difference.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
10 Sep. 2025
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To use modern terminology, Michell was talking about the concept of escape velocity, which can be explained by means of a simple experiment.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This one is on a hill overlooking an old mill city.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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Last year the companies launched the Global Water Innovation Center for Action at Arvind’s Santeji mill.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Gullah Creole is a mix of Southern and [some other] dialects.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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Another study by the University of California-Berkeley found ChatGPT responses reinforce dialect discrimination.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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At the Creative Arts Emmys ceremony in early September, Scott Glenn was nominated for an Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Emmy, which went to Shawn Hatosy for his turn in the HBO/HBO Max series The Pitt.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Fashion also had its turn in the spotlight.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When do fall colors begin to show in plants and trees?—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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To find an answer, Brown turned to hadrosaurs such as Corythosaurus, plant-eaters from about 70 million years ago.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The answer is to read more, in conjunction with expanding one’s vocabulary.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
16 Sep. 2025
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The consensus narrative of institutional finance has become so detached from empirical reality that diagnosing the problem requires abandoning its vocabulary for the precision of mathematics.—
Benjamin D. Summers,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shop. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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