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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
Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
The surge in demand for Beyblade has seen hobbyists lining up outside toy shops in Taiwan and Hong Kong, with some traveling as far as Japan to get their hands on the rarest models, which are being resold for up to $80 by scalpers online, 10 times more than the original price.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
The company is building what Eliadis calls an AI operating system for home service businesses—the HVAC shops, plumbing outfits, and electrical contractors that collectively power a $700 billion industry.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 23 June 2026
In several places across Paris, shops had run out of electric fans amid surging demand.
—Sudip Kar-Gupta, USA Today, 23 June 2026
From the cobbled streets of Hastings Old Town, a shingled, working fishing beach (the largest in Europe) and Hastings Contemporary, an important art gallery to independent shops and destination restaurants in St Leonard’s, Hastings is a special coastal getaway.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Take a quick detour off the Pacific Coast Highway to explore quaint streets full of Danish architecture, antique shops, and restaurants.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026
The pop-up shops are also offering giveaways like tickets and prize packs, VIP bags, event shirts, and other prizes.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2026
Over the next few days, innumerable shops, houses and places of worship are reduced to ashes, and hundreds of people, Hindu and Muslim, are killed.
—Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Noun
Our thriving food capital draws diners out with sunlit farmers markets, midnight taco stands, multigenerational kebab shops and serene sushi dens.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
The surge in demand for Beyblade has seen hobbyists lining up outside toy shops in Taiwan and Hong Kong, with some traveling as far as Japan to get their hands on the rarest models, which are being resold for up to $80 by scalpers online, 10 times more than the original price.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
The company is building what Eliadis calls an AI operating system for home service businesses—the HVAC shops, plumbing outfits, and electrical contractors that collectively power a $700 billion industry.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 23 June 2026
In several places across Paris, shops had run out of electric fans amid surging demand.
—Sudip Kar-Gupta, USA Today, 23 June 2026
From the cobbled streets of Hastings Old Town, a shingled, working fishing beach (the largest in Europe) and Hastings Contemporary, an important art gallery to independent shops and destination restaurants in St Leonard’s, Hastings is a special coastal getaway.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Take a quick detour off the Pacific Coast Highway to explore quaint streets full of Danish architecture, antique shops, and restaurants.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026
The pop-up shops are also offering giveaways like tickets and prize packs, VIP bags, event shirts, and other prizes.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2026
Over the next few days, innumerable shops, houses and places of worship are reduced to ashes, and hundreds of people, Hindu and Muslim, are killed.
—Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shops
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Markley cleaned up the lot, painted the building black and set up a complex digital warehouse which stores data from more than a hundred customers ranging from hospitals to universities to police stations.—
David Wade,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Though the shopping center once held dozens of stores, its population of retailers steadily dwindled for years amid a string of new owners and a decaying exterior.—
Matan Josephy,
Idaho Statesman,
17 June 2026
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Carroll said Franklin also shaped the path for present-day meteorologists, like CBS Philadelphia's Grant Gilmore, who track a range of weather patterns, including an ongoing trend of progressively warmer temperatures due to pollution from cars and factories.—
Brandon Goldner,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Rather than invest that capital in new factories, new workers, or new supply chains, most chose to return it to shareholders through stock repurchases.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
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It is also being distributed internationally and has been translated into French, Spanish, German and three Greenlandic dialects.—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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Language is often a reflection of the culture that shapes it, impacting tone, idioms, dialects and even silence across regions.—
Ryan Kolln,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Stepping Back from Netflix One of the more interesting turns in McGee’s story is her decision to walk away from Dream Home Makeover after four seasons.—
Esha Chhabra,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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So lean into the solstice this week, do some real stargazing and build your confidence gradually while the geometry of Earth's tilt turns in your favor.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
19 June 2026
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Like so many other places in regional Britain, its mines and mills have been replaced by retail and service industry jobs; its local stores now vape shops or vacant altogether.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
18 June 2026
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In the 1890s, textile mills across New England replaced steam engines with electric motors.—
Dave Grow,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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The new glasses can play music, translate languages and answer questions about a person’s surroundings by capturing images with the glasses’ cameras, like Meta’s Ray-Ban and Oakley glasses.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
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Agnieszka Holland’s transnational body of work perfectly align with Marlene’s journey between nations, languages and identities.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
23 June 2026
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EarthJustice alleged that the orders override decisions made in the interest of customers by power companies, grid operators and state utility regulators to retire the plants, according to Post-Tribune archives.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
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These plants have a vining growth habit and need to be staked or caged for support.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
22 June 2026
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But more variations of Austronesian languages have been identified in Taiwan, accompanied with more intricate grammatical structures and expansive vocabularies, which has provided insights for linguists.—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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The Moxley case has effectively been told three times across three different American vocabularies.—
Kate Casey,
Vanity Fair,
2 June 2026
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“Shops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shops. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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