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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
Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
There’s a run of shops on the other side of the road.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Set aside some free time to visit Old Town Mariposa and shop for ethical, handmade goods at boutiques like Anahata Fair Trade and Nativearth.
—AFAR Media, 24 Oct. 2025
Opened in 2018, Canni is Milwaukee's first hemp shop.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The free event features local vendors, live music, and pop-up shops and stands from Magnolia partner brands.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
There’s a run of shops on the other side of the road.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Set aside some free time to visit Old Town Mariposa and shop for ethical, handmade goods at boutiques like Anahata Fair Trade and Nativearth.
—AFAR Media, 24 Oct. 2025
Opened in 2018, Canni is Milwaukee's first hemp shop.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shop
Noun
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Other photos in the bunch included a mirror selfie with his hair pushed back courtesy of a headband, his Cloud23 hot sauce on store shelves, Animal-style fries from In-N-Out Burger (plus plenty of ketchup) and more of life’s special little moments.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Even then, the focus was on how digital experiences could recreate what makes a physical store special.—
Tharin Pillay,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Archer already has a factory in Georgia which is designed to build 650 eVTOLs per year, though Goldstein said this could be tripled in the future.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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That’s just one reason why Ukraine wants longer-range missiles – to take the war to targets such as drone factories deep inside Russia.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Last year, Jimmy didn’t even know any defensive terminology.—
Jon Conahan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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The guidelines contain specific terminology and targets for calories and nutrients that guide federal food aid for mothers and infants, free school lunches and what's served at military bases and in federal prisons.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Tin Mill Housed in a former flour mill, the rustic Tin Mill is a favorite of locals and visitors alike.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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The closing of textile mills, the loss of manufacturing jobs — particularly from an Oshkosh B’Gosh factory in nearby Clay County that moved to Mexico in the mid-Nineties — induced a steady contraction of the local economy.—
David Peisner,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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But Simeon Silverio, former publisher of the San Diego Asian Journal, said Bayani reflects only one of many Filipino dialects and would fail to represent the country’s diverse cultural groups, each of which has its own word for hero.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Even something as simple as the Chicago dialect and John Gacy’s individual odd, idiosyncratic way of speaking.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Lake turned in two pass breakups, including one on third down, and also forced a fumble and recorded a sack on a blitz.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Mumpfield has similarly had to wait his turn in a receivers room that includes Puka Nacua and Davante Adams.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In addition to the freeway, Pendleton is the home of the now-defunct San Onofre nuclear power plant and an active rail maintenance yard near Oceanside, in addition to a Border Patrol checkpoint.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2025
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Their conversation moves on to whether the pharmaceutical industry could do more to preserve the health of plants as so many drugs and medicines come from the botanical world.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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These acts of radical playfulness—the inflatable dance parties, the music, the absurdity—have become part of the city’s moral vocabulary.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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There's also critical thinking, vocabulary, and knowledge that books offer students.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shop. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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