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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
Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
Rather than serve as a critique of any of the networks’ press shops, though, this is all a good reminder that in today’s attention economy, TV ratings themselves are only part of the story.
—Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The ‘95 shop is a retail experience and online destination featuring the most iconic fashion, collectibles and motors from the ’90s.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
The Minneapolis church shooter who killed two children and wounded 21 others during a Catholic school Mass bought a firearm four days beforehand, according to a local gun shop owner.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Hundreds of shops at CST Road are crammed along half a mile of bumpy road with cackling traffic.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
Rather than serve as a critique of any of the networks’ press shops, though, this is all a good reminder that in today’s attention economy, TV ratings themselves are only part of the story.
—Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The ‘95 shop is a retail experience and online destination featuring the most iconic fashion, collectibles and motors from the ’90s.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
The Minneapolis church shooter who killed two children and wounded 21 others during a Catholic school Mass bought a firearm four days beforehand, according to a local gun shop owner.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 6 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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But March’s family, which has seen their factory turned upside down by the ghost of a former employee, rejects the relationship.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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But most go to the United States, which alone accounts for over 40% of the factory’s exports.—
Haicen Yang,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Security, errors, and trust dominate the risk analysis Despite the hype and muddled terminology, the core idea of AI agents—systems designed to autonomously take action to carry out specific tasks—is still generating a lot of justifiable excitement.—
Sage Lazzaro,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Educational twists are included, as Joe and the athletes explain sports terminology and lingo.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The oldest brother gets the mill, the middle a donkey, and the youngest a cat.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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After months of growing, but before the first frost, the tall stalks are cut and hauled to a ‘cane mill’ for processing.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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It is written in an almost stream-of-consciousness style, rather like someone reluctantly dredging up their memories, with random thoughts interrupting the narrative, long sentences sometimes running to over a page, little punctuation, and peppered with Kobe dialect.—
Ginny Tapley Takemori
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Cajun dialect is a very particular one.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After a solid performance in the 2025 opener against Western Michigan, Chiles turned in a breakout performance in an overtime win against Boston College, passing for 231 yards and four touchdowns and running for another score.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens turned in a strong submission for the game of the year.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The vine aspect comes from Quigley’s interest in plants.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Herbs like basil should be harvested from the top to promote healthier, bushier plant growth.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Hiromu Yakura, a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, noticed differences in his own vocabulary about a year after ChatGPT debuted in late 2022.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Babbel isn’t like those free apps that flood you with random vocabulary.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shop. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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