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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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To fix it, beginning in 2026 California stores will only offer paper bags or washable reusable bags.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
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The Home Depot logo is displayed outside a store on March 10, 2025 in San Diego, California.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Companies like Walmart used RFID tags to improve inventory tracking, while factories adopted M2M systems to automate operations.—
Thomas Ryd,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The facility is the third to be opened in recent years, following a plant launched in Pakistan in 2021 with Artistic Denim Mills and a factory in Bangladesh opened a year later.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
1 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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Five other experts that Popular Science corresponded with for this article all agree on this ‘crisis’ terminology.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
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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For more plant advice, contact the Plant Information Service at the Chicago Botanic Garden at plantinfo@chicagobotanic.org.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
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Pure sugar crystals and AHAs sourced from plants work to slough off skin, while natural botanical oils soothe and hydrate.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
Noun
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Jones relies on a dance vocabulary, evolved from Balanchine, for the five women, each of whom is a muse, as well as the male Mortal employed for a final pas de deux.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
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Each brand employs a strikingly similar aesthetic vocabulary: muted color palettes dominated by whites, blacks, and earth tones; sans-serif typography that suggests clinical precision; and packaging that prioritizes geometric simplicity over ornamental flourish.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
24 June 2025
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“Shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shop. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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