shops 1 of 2

plural of shop

shops

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verb

present tense third-person singular of shop, British

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of shops
Verb
Other costume shops, however, have not seen an increase in interest. Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025 From Lunelli’s view, Italian shops in other countries are makeshift Italian embassies of the Italian lifestyle. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025 The King Salman Gate in Mecca will cover 12 million square meters including prayer areas, residential units, hotels, and shops adjacent to the Grand Mosque as part of plans to expand religious tourism. Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 17 Oct. 2025 Development in the form of rental houses, local restaurants, and boutique shops are thoughtfully incorporated into the natural environment to create one idyllic community. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025 The story centers on Angine (Amir), an affluent but unhappy woman who compulsively shops in an esteemed department store. Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025 Arizonans may have a bit of an obsession with donut shops. Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025 Adding 6,200 square feet of turf, bookended by shops, produced a smooth transition between housing and the center’s amenities. Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025 From the cobbled lanes of Old Montréal to the leafy streets and Victorian townhouses of Plateau-Mont-Royal and the artsy cafés and vintage shops of Mile End, Québec’s largest city deserves more than a quick weekend escape. Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shops
Noun
  • Geiger said many stores began offering discounts and clearance on select Halloween items even in early October.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Ultimately, his strategy aims for a Macy’s with fewer but more appealing stores, complemented by e-commerce.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Breaking these requires massive investment in advanced industrial manufacturing, from additive manufacturing facilities operating in combat zones to autonomous factories capable of 24/7 production surges.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Even so, the publication reported that 12% of the factories assessed had at least one freedom of association or collective bargaining violation (44 out of 381 factories), and documented 17 cases where workers were prevented from forming or joining a union freely.
    Sourcing Journal, Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Studies have found regional dialects of birds’ songs and evidence that some birds learn songs from their parents while still in the shell.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Throughout a career spanning more than three decades, Garg sang in dozens of languages and dialects, becoming a powerhouse in the Assamese, Bengali and Hindi-language film and music industries.
    Angela Yang, NBC news, 21 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Programming includes the initiative Post Code Doesn’t Matter, led by Women in Film & Television Australia, sessions on development and breaking into new markets, and country-specific roundtables.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Applicants must demonstrate a consistent record of creative production or sales, such as taking part in art fairs, markets, exhibits or online sales.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This season, mills aim to prove that high performance and low impact can coexist in denim textiles.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Inside Ecolab, Beck is applying AI to its data to optimize the operations of its customers around the world, from steel mills to restaurants.
    Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Drinking water needs to be desalinated, which is accomplished by desalination plants across Gaza, aid workers say.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The Lego Icons Tropical Aquarium Building Set features colorful fish, underwater plants, and corals inside a black tank.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As far as translation goes, AI software has been able to expertly convert basic Spanish to English or German to French (the other two languages currently available in the AirPod translation feature) for many years; Apple hasn’t really attempted an algorithmic leap there.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The industry may have been hesitant about a rising star who operated in two languages, but her fans weren’t.
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Some teams — Stoke in the late 2000s and early 2010s, Brentford now — might find that fixating on long throw-ins works.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Nwodim's act will come as part of Lincoln Center Theater's The Comedy Series, which will also feature works from Jerrod Carmichael, Vir Das, and Sam Jay throughout the remainder of 2025.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Shops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shops. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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