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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
Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2026
The proposal for 1000 Silas Deane Highway in Wethersfield is the latest in a string of plans to convert the sprawling, 100,000-square-foot building for a use that reflects the town’s vision for creating more storefronts, restaurants and shops along a major thoroughfare in town.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
But independent local needlepoint shops — LNS, as in-the-know hobbyists call them — are still few and far between.
—Julianna Chen, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
There will be on-site dining options, and guests will also be able to easily enjoy the restaurants and shops in downtown Ketchum.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Beyond that restaurant, 70 to 80% of the rest of the project will be food and beverage businesses and the final 30 to 20% will be health and wellness shops.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2026
Today, four blocks of olive trees line the shops section of Las Olas Boulevard.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2026
Kratom is often sold in gas stations and smoke and vape shops.
—Gary Kirkilas Ii, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
The marina and downtown area invite families and couples to discover fun shops and eateries, making your trip feel full of new experiences.
—Ronny Maye, Essence, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
Little Caesars is a national chain of pizza shops with locations in all 50 states.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2026
The proposal for 1000 Silas Deane Highway in Wethersfield is the latest in a string of plans to convert the sprawling, 100,000-square-foot building for a use that reflects the town’s vision for creating more storefronts, restaurants and shops along a major thoroughfare in town.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
But independent local needlepoint shops — LNS, as in-the-know hobbyists call them — are still few and far between.
—Julianna Chen, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
There will be on-site dining options, and guests will also be able to easily enjoy the restaurants and shops in downtown Ketchum.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Beyond that restaurant, 70 to 80% of the rest of the project will be food and beverage businesses and the final 30 to 20% will be health and wellness shops.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2026
Today, four blocks of olive trees line the shops section of Las Olas Boulevard.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2026
Kratom is often sold in gas stations and smoke and vape shops.
—Gary Kirkilas Ii, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
The marina and downtown area invite families and couples to discover fun shops and eateries, making your trip feel full of new experiences.
—Ronny Maye, Essence, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shops
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Discount home stores and flea markets are great places for finding these items on the tiniest of budgets.—
Nomita Vaish-Taylor,
The Spruce,
4 Feb. 2026
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Here's the latest on the closures, including which stores are holding closing sales.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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The mass market for chocolate experienced huge growth after 1880, and by 1919, over 3,000 men and women were employed in Milwaukee’s 22 candy factories, making chocolates as their specialty.—
Elaine Rewolinski,
jsonline.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Though the company has factories in Turkey, its headquarters are now in Egypt.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Feb. 2026
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The event also featured a video about the three countries and fundraising for Sudan, poetry readings, a Kahoot game about the three dialects and prizes, henna and face painting, Syrian dance, a Sudanese wedding reenactment, a fashion show and ethnic food.—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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Each one is overflowing with the familiar sights of families taking a passeggiata, or stroll, the aromatic smells of fresh pasta and pizza napoletana, and the musical sounds of the Italian language and its many regional dialects.—
Giovanna Caravetta,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Jan. 2026
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Many residents cherish the old brick-and-wood mills as a visual centerpiece of Rockville as well as a reminder of that area’s long-ago moniker of Loom City.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026
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Despite the challenges of planning collections, mills remain motivated by the clear direction designers are bringing and their focus on meeting evolving consumer demands.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Jan. 2026
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Its acquisition of Calpine closed on January 7, 2026, creating a footprint encompassing 21 nuclear reactors and over 50 natural gas plants.—
Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Freshly unemployed and subsisting on selling plants to trust fund kids, Dell impulsively starts a 24-hour livestream under the username mademoiselle_dell to fundraise for private life support for Daisy.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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While some of the social media videos posted by Africans are in English and French, many are in languages like Igbo, Swahili and Twi, to appeal directly to audiences in target countries.—
Larry Madowo,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Dozens of rooms have wooden booths lined with foam for soundproofing, scripts written in multiple languages, lists of names and phone numbers, computer monitors and empty brackets for hard drives.—
Sakchai Lalit,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Ranger’s House guests can admire the red-brick Georgian home featured in several scenes and venture inside to see 19th-century businessman Sir Julius Wernher’s vast art collection, consisting of over 700 works of Renaissance art, medieval sculptures and jewelry pieces.—
Kayla Keegan,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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Brooklyn native Richard Beavers opened his eponymous Bed-Stuy gallery in 2007 with a mission to promote diverse works for contemporary art.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 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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The discovery of language skills in great apes — various gorillas and chimps learned substantial vocabularies in sign language or symbols — and that of tool use across the animal kingdom have, over the years, chipped away at the idea that there is any single ingredient that makes humans unique.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Shops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shops. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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