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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
Liz Thach, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Kroger customers with a loyalty card can grab a flyer and shop for the Weekly Digital Deals.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 8 July 2025
Costco warehouses are essentially one-stop shops for everything folks need for their daily lives.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 27 June 2025
The building changed hands a few times over the years, but its most recent former life was an auto shop.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2025
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Verb
The winery is located in the Barlow Market of Sebastopol that offers a great variety of excellent restaurants, shops, events, and other winery tasting rooms.
—Liz Thach, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Kroger customers with a loyalty card can grab a flyer and shop for the Weekly Digital Deals.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 8 July 2025
Costco warehouses are essentially one-stop shops for everything folks need for their daily lives.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 27 June 2025
The building changed hands a few times over the years, but its most recent former life was an auto shop.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shop
Noun
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Bristol Mayor Jeff Caggiano attended the ribbon-cutting event on July 10, according to The Paper Store, which noted the relocation of the Bristol store is part of a broader company initiative, investing $60 million in new and current stories over the next four years.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
12 July 2025
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The product has been available nationwide through Walmart stores and Walmart.com since 2017.—
Matt Cannon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
Noun
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To produce its weapons, Anduril is planning to open a sprawling factory near Columbus, Ohio.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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That's because the automakers are paying for tariffs and passing it on to dealers, who now pay more to buy cars from the factory.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Over time, the confusing terminology—agentic AI, agent AI, generative AI—will fade.—
Shaz Khan,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Certified Nurse Jenna Woods will explain delivery room terminology, how to prepare and holistic comfort measures.—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2025
Noun
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The mills also reported lower backlogs, decreased production and a contraction in new export orders in June.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
3 July 2025
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Furthering the coincidences, the mill was then owned by Jack Dahlstrom, who worked construction jobs with Thurman, and is currently owned by Jack’s daughter, Dodi Dahlstrom Ellis.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Applications are now open to educators worldwide currently teaching kindergarten through high school in a public, private or charter school, who speak Spanish, Portuguese, English or any native dialect.—
Griselda Flores,
Billboard,
28 June 2025
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With Scottish writer George Blake’s novel, The Shipbuilders, language and dialect were tamed thanks to Sylvia’s views.—
Nicola Wilson
June 26,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
Verb
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Found items may be turned in to the Guest Services Office.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
9 July 2025
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Krueger turned in the medical screening form noting that Thomas had asthma.—
Ashley Luthern,
jsonline.com,
8 July 2025
Noun
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The new approach is designed to improve cognitive performance and combat monotony. Plant Cell Division — Expedition 73 commander Takuya Onishi used a centrifuge and a strain of cultured tobacco cells to study how varying levels of gravity affect plant formation.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
11 July 2025
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Squirrels love to yank new plants out of the ground.—
Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
11 July 2025
Noun
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During the Cold War, popular culture provided Americans with images of (and a vocabulary for) nuclear war.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
10 July 2025
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Babbel isn’t like those free apps that flood you with random vocabulary.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 July 2025
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“Shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shop. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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