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as in stores
also shoppes
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 factories
a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods
a machine shop
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as in dialects
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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Recent Examples of shops
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
The last in that list is located in Austin’s bustling Warehouse District, where old warehouses have been ingeniously redesigned to host restaurants, bars, and shops.
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2026
That was clear by game time, as one of several retail shops in the arena had tallied 12 Magic City hoodie requests through the first quarter.
—CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Colorado is also building a system for licensed facilitators to offer supervised use of hallucinogenic mushrooms for a variety of mental health issues, but the law did not authorize over-the-counter retail sales at gas stations, smoke shops or corner stores.
—David Kroll, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
Consumers facing ‘real headwinds’ A customer shops in a grocery store on March 11, 2026 in Miami, Florida.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
San Francisco’s Vacant to Vibrant program has helped revitalize downtown by offering free rent, grants and mentoring to small businesses opening pop-up shops.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Museums, dining, shops, and parks are nearby.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 16 Mar. 2026
But in 1971, past the one or two fancy stores downtown, Dublin was mostly full of funky shops selling odd outdated goods.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
Guests at the Rosewood can easily visit the local wats or shops such as Anakha Lifestyle, for local finds including sustainable buffalo-horn jewel boxes, hair clips, and chokers finished with silver filigree.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
The last in that list is located in Austin’s bustling Warehouse District, where old warehouses have been ingeniously redesigned to host restaurants, bars, and shops.
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2026
That was clear by game time, as one of several retail shops in the arena had tallied 12 Magic City hoodie requests through the first quarter.
—CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Colorado is also building a system for licensed facilitators to offer supervised use of hallucinogenic mushrooms for a variety of mental health issues, but the law did not authorize over-the-counter retail sales at gas stations, smoke shops or corner stores.
—David Kroll, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
Consumers facing ‘real headwinds’ A customer shops in a grocery store on March 11, 2026 in Miami, Florida.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
San Francisco’s Vacant to Vibrant program has helped revitalize downtown by offering free rent, grants and mentoring to small businesses opening pop-up shops.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Museums, dining, shops, and parks are nearby.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 16 Mar. 2026
But in 1971, past the one or two fancy stores downtown, Dublin was mostly full of funky shops selling odd outdated goods.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shops
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The sprawling development along North Tarrant Parkway and Interstate 35W includes big-box retailers Target, Cosco and At Home, though those specific stores were not included in the sale.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Mar. 2026
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At its high-end Bloomingdale’s stores, comparable sales spiked nearly 10% in the most recent quarter.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
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With veteran craftsmen hanging up their tools in retirement, more and more factories are being forced to shutter their looms.—
Jessica Binns,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Mar. 2026
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From science labs at UC San Diego to factories in Fontana, Southern California has built a clean transportation ecosystem spanning design centers, assembly plants, ports, and supply chains.—
Bob Keefe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Not between English and other languages but between the dialects spoken by different corners of the industry.—
Amber Nigam,
Harvard Business Review,
11 Mar. 2026
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Most Kurds are Sunni Muslims, but the Kurdish population has diverse religious, cultural, social and political traditions, as well as a variety of dialects of the Kurdish language.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Some retail will come in as the mills get redeveloped into mixed use retail/residential.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2026
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According to investigative reports, unscrupulous lawyers collude with medical mills and lawsuit financiers to recruit immigrants and people experiencing homelessness to orchestrate accidents, arrange unnecessary surgeries and cash in on inflated settlements.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2026
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Visitors might see tall purple lupine, bright orange California poppies, delicate purple and pink shooting stars, and more native plants in bloom.—
Mindy Sink,
Denver Post,
16 Mar. 2026
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These short-form, mobile-first series are designed for speed, shareability and cultural specificity, with local casts and languages forming the backbone of production.—
Faye Bradley,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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The creator, who used a pseudonym, helpfully carved these guidelines on the stones in eight different languages.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Featuring a blend of historic pieces with contemporary works by local artists, the exhibition highlights wide-ranging interpretations of form, geometry and place.—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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The state’s dire budgetary straits have also spurred Democrats to look to fundamentally reform how state budgeting works.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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In the October 2025 study that followed families over time, children who spent more time with digital media at age 2 tended to have smaller vocabularies at age 3, regardless of the child’s temperament or the caregiver’s personality traits.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Teams were asked to learn new interfaces, adopt new vocabularies, and take responsibility for outputs whose behavior remained probabilistic rather than deterministic.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Shops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shops. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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