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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
Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
Princess Kate took time at the shop in Lampeter, mid Wales, talking to the volunteers and even embracing one of the staffers.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Five people are now facing charges after a years-long undercover investigation into multiple vape shops in Lower Burrell.
—Patrick Damp, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Frankies recently opened their own slice shop as well.
—Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The full lineup of exclusive releases, mostly but not entirely in the vinyl format, includes more than 350 titles that will be offered only in independent record shops on April 18, certain to be the biggest record retail day of the year.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
Princess Kate took time at the shop in Lampeter, mid Wales, talking to the volunteers and even embracing one of the staffers.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Five people are now facing charges after a years-long undercover investigation into multiple vape shops in Lower Burrell.
—Patrick Damp, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Frankies recently opened their own slice shop as well.
—Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for shop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shop
Noun
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Every weekend, cars loaded up with groceries and goodies at Jacksonville's Sam’s Club and Costco stores zip out of the parking lot and down the street.—
Alexandria Mansfield,
Florida Times-Union,
8 Feb. 2026
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The new Shenzhen location is billed as Luckin's 30,000th store.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Others talk about special oil added at the factory and this should run through the engine for typical maintenance cycles.—
John Paul,
The Providence Journal,
7 Feb. 2026
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Direct investment includes money sunk into such things as factories and offices but not financial investments like stocks and bonds.—
Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This bipartisan push is more than a simple change of terminology.—
Adam Abutaa,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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Can explain the background of that terminology?—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Out on the sidewalk and behind barriers, lookie-loos crane their necks for a peek at the competitors, while pin traders mill through the churning crowd in hopes of making a souvenir swap.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Lumberyards, flour mills, livestock auctions, and other industries popped up, while irrigation canals were built quickly to support the region’s expanding agricultural community.—
Northwest River Partners,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Steven Gebelin, who represented Puig in 2021 and 2022, testified at trial that his then-client tried to be helpful during the interview but, because the interpreter’s Spanish dialect differed from Puig’s, his answers were translated poorly.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Puig’s former attorney Steven Gebelin testified that during the January 2022 interview, Puig tried to be helpful in answering the investigators’ questions and the interpreter struggled with Puig’s Spanish dialect, according to the New York Times.—
Jaimie Ding,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Assad’s megalomania seems to have taken a strange new turn in these past few years.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
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Any conservative who thinks that this is a good idea needs to turn in their conservative credentials.—
Carolyn Cavecche,
Oc Register,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In their request for a rehearing, the nonprofits said their members and communities were unfairly being forced to pay to keep a costly and unreliable plant operating and that the department didn't even comply with the law requiring it to show why this was the best alternative.—
MATTHEW DALY,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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Your sweetheart might love plants but not necessarily a fan of cut flowers.—
Chris McKeown,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Her outfit stayed inside Browne’s gray suit vocabulary, layering a glen-check blazer with strong shoulders layered over a matching waist panel and pleated detail at the hip, finished with the brand’s red-white-blue grosgrain tab at the hem.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Moira, a career-capping (and Emmy-winning) role in the comedy created by Eugene and son Dan Levy, brought O’Hara legions of new fans — and elevated a new vocabulary.—
Jocelyn Noveck,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shop. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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