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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
Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Aug. 2025
Check out the list As previously reported by The Tennessean, Nashville's Lower Broadway has evolved from a stretch of pawn shops and rundown bars into a thriving tourist hotspot, home to dozens of bars adorned with celebrity names in neon lights.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
Hull Property officials told her the mall is moving in a new direction and did not want businesses like her print shop there, O’Neal said.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025
Gurevich was also the owner of the Front Range Auto Group and its collision repair shop at 4560 S. Federal Blvd.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Following the successful roll-out of the Oasis Live ’25 fan stores around the U.K. and Ireland for the inaugural run of shows, the locations and opening dates of shops in Los Angeles, Toronto, New York and Chicago have been revealed.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Aug. 2025
Check out the list As previously reported by The Tennessean, Nashville's Lower Broadway has evolved from a stretch of pawn shops and rundown bars into a thriving tourist hotspot, home to dozens of bars adorned with celebrity names in neon lights.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
Hull Property officials told her the mall is moving in a new direction and did not want businesses like her print shop there, O’Neal said.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025
Gurevich was also the owner of the Front Range Auto Group and its collision repair shop at 4560 S. Federal Blvd.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shop
Noun
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Those who purchased their Ralph Lauren by way of its official store, on the other hand, felt the new campaign was a positive representation of their lives, where struggle and adversity weren’t at the center.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
17 Aug. 2025
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The idea, converting an enormous former Bed, Bath & Beyond store that had sat vacant for nearly a decade into a playful, eccentric, contemporary art center.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This morning, the outwardly unblemished remains of IJA soldiers collected for Professor Nishina’s autopsy requirements were lined up in the first aid room at the Daiwa Textile factory—the facility Akatsuki Command had requisitioned to serve as the headquarters for its training division.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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Toyota also announced Thursday a plan to build a new vehicle factory in Japan, where car sales have been falling due to a shrinking population and declining ownership.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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International responses are often hampered by terminology.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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While some of the terminology is different, Pinnock achieved his goal of not undergoing a radical system change.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
29 July 2025
Noun
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Opened in 1905 by brothers Moses and Ceasar Cone, White Oak in Greensboro, N.C. became the largest denim mill in the world occupying more than a million square feet.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
7 Aug. 2025
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With tariffs shifting unpredictably and trade relationships in flux, mills are being forced to rethink sourcing and production strategies from the ground up, often without a clear sense of when, where or how steeply new duties will hit.—
Andre Claudio,
Sourcing Journal,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Pat picked up Spanish and the local dialect of the region.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
31 July 2025
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Such expressions of moral clarity are rare, though, in an age of confusion and endlessly contested facts that has been harnessed by the Netanyahu government, which speaks a fluent dialect of the MAGA language of politics.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
Verb
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The forceful personality was on full display on a July night when her team turned in its worst performance of the 2025 season.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
13 Aug. 2025
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Her most recent character shift was a babyface turn in early 2024 after she was kicked out of her own faction, Damage CTRL, a storyline that culminated in her winning the WWE Women's Championship at WrestleMania 40.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Grevillea is another genus of mostly Australian plants with some memorable ground covers among them.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
16 Aug. 2025
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Her team always brings a bunch of faux plants, in varying styles and sizes of planters, to breathe life into each room.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Your specific tone, vocabulary and messaging frameworks—the elements that make your content distinctly yours—can easily get lost.—
Cheryl Ragland,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The cataclysmic effect of her unexpected arrival suggests that soon her vocabulary will expand to include more such ominous language.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shop. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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