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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
Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
The halal shop down the block smelled like goat meat and cardamom.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
The Bourbon & Beyond website is a one-stop shop for the festival's entertainment lineup, tickets, camping and hotel packages.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Feb. 2026
Digital distribution and production pioneer Mario Niccolò Messina set up shop in Los Angeles four years ago, after launching an innovative micro budget movies business model in his native Italy.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
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Noun
If rich households cut back on spending, many businesses that have nothing to do with AI—grocery stores, gas stations, retail shops, hairdressers, restaurants—would suffer and the labor market would keep deteriorating.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
The halal shop down the block smelled like goat meat and cardamom.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
The Bourbon & Beyond website is a one-stop shop for the festival's entertainment lineup, tickets, camping and hotel packages.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Feb. 2026
Digital distribution and production pioneer Mario Niccolò Messina set up shop in Los Angeles four years ago, after launching an innovative micro budget movies business model in his native Italy.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shop
Noun
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The teenager was undergoing cancer treatment and had been home visiting her family for the weekend when her father, Ruben Torres Maldonado, was arrested in October 2025 at a Home Depot store in suburban Chicago, a GoFundMe page set up for the family states.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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Across the Bay Area, the Super Bowl at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara is estimated to have pumped hundreds of millions of dollars into the region’s economy, as thousands of visitors booked hotel rooms, shopped at local stores and dined at bars and restaurants.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Previous iterations, which ran in Bangladesh, Cambodia and Indonesia, digitally traced more than 21,000 tons of textile waste and connected over 100 factories and 20 global brands to recycling partners.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Kia factory opened in 2009, and since that time, dozens of suppliers have opened in the Peach State.—
Brian Moody,
AJC.com,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Not every company uses the same terminology, but these phrases generally describe how tax relief services are delivered and billed.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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This bipartisan push is more than a simple change of terminology.—
Adam Abutaa,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Portuguese spinning mill Tearfil and Brazilian techwear brand Insider were also onboarded.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Feb. 2026
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If the new bond is not approved, the district’s existing bond and interest tax rate is expected to decrease approximately 2 mills over the next five years and gradually decline until it is eliminated in 2041.—
Kendrick Calfee
February 11,
Kansas City Star,
11 Feb. 2026
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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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This is not the first time Dabouis has turned in questionable scores for Beaudry and Cizeron.—
Dave Skretta,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Following his turn in Jordan Peele’s 2022 summer tentpole Nope, Kaluuya recently starred in the Chris Rock directed Misty Green which is coming out later this year.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Spa’s Herb Garden taps the island’s organic bounty, growing plants used in treatments, rituals, and teas.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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Visitors were leaving potted plants and grocery-store flowers, many of them yellow, symbolizing hope for a safe return.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Nate’s style, vocabulary and delivery are like no one else who has ever lived.—
Mac Engel
February 13,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Feb. 2026
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Francesca’s pinnacle Once a Regency world has implied there’s mass print culture capable of speedy and pervasive distribution of colored images, something as persnickety as vocabulary is probably beside the point.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shop. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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