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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, 3 Mar. 2026
Another place to check is the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence's Blue Seal Shop Locator, which lists repair shops where technicians are ASE-certified.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 3 Mar. 2026
At more than 60 square miles, Great Exuma is the largest island in the Exumas and home to George Town, the international airport, and the vast majority of the archipelago’s hotels, shops, and restaurants.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026
Police allege that the man and an uncharged accomplice would typically jump over the shops’ counters and raid the cash registers, or simply grab the cash registers and run.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
Neighboring Westminster continues to build out its downtown project — with new shops, eateries and apartments on a 102-acre site that was once home to the Westminster Mall, which was demolished in 2011.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
The mall is undergoing a multimillion-dollar overhaul that has seen the addition of a new wing with outdoor access to shops and restaurants.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026
Coming next are shops in Casa Linda and Lakewood and one in Frisco.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
In downtown Skokie, ground floor spaces must be retail shops or services that are open to customers, according to the village.
—Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
Restaurants, hotels, and shops are sprouting up at an unprecedented rate, adding texture to the city’s arts and dining scene.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Mar. 2026
Another place to check is the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence's Blue Seal Shop Locator, which lists repair shops where technicians are ASE-certified.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 3 Mar. 2026
At more than 60 square miles, Great Exuma is the largest island in the Exumas and home to George Town, the international airport, and the vast majority of the archipelago’s hotels, shops, and restaurants.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026
Police allege that the man and an uncharged accomplice would typically jump over the shops’ counters and raid the cash registers, or simply grab the cash registers and run.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
Neighboring Westminster continues to build out its downtown project — with new shops, eateries and apartments on a 102-acre site that was once home to the Westminster Mall, which was demolished in 2011.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
The mall is undergoing a multimillion-dollar overhaul that has seen the addition of a new wing with outdoor access to shops and restaurants.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026
Coming next are shops in Casa Linda and Lakewood and one in Frisco.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
In downtown Skokie, ground floor spaces must be retail shops or services that are open to customers, according to the village.
—Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shops
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Rot It Out There are products on the market at most home and garden stores labeled to speed up the rotting process of a stump.—
Daniel Scott,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2026
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Traditional retailers typically place their orders many months in advance, and demand can shift by the time products are planned to hit the stores.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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The company, founded by Steve Glenn, customizes home designs with architects before their modular pieces are built in one of its factories.—
Amancai Biraben,
Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The five-year plan In an interview last year, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun shed light on the company’s goal to deploy humanoid robots at a large scale in its factories within the next five years.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 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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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
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The lot, however, is a congested warren of stages, offices, trailers and support facilities such as woodworking mills that date to the early 20th century.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Breakfast in the property’s airy courtyard, which is filled with plants and flooded with natural light, is also a highlight.—
Annie Daly,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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Bahrain accused Iran of hitting one of the desalination plants that are crucial for drinking water in Gulf countries.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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In 2024, Semafor experimented with a partnership with Microsoft on a news aggregator called Signals, which helped find stories written in non-English languages not easily picked up by English searches.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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The magazine appeared in a variety of languages at various points over the ensuing decades, including French, Czech, Slovak, Russian, and Hungarian.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
3 Mar. 2026
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Many works of Georges Méliès are even believed to have been burned as the original negatives, as the nitrate film stock is incredibly fragile and inflammable.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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The organization was founded in 1992 with a series of artist commissions and installations for specific places, focused on public engagement with the arts and the social and political contexts explored in these works.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 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 10 Mar. 2026.
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