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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
Yahya Salem, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Spend an afternoon browsing the shops and historic storefronts of Dadaocheng, Taipei’s oldest neighborhood.
—Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2026
Welfare recipients can’t use ATMs in casinos and pot shops, but that didn’t stop them from firing up EBT cards in Hawaii, the Virgin Islands, California, Florida, and Alaska.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Before the family flies back to Boston later this week, Phan said her itinerary includes heading to Disneyland California Adventure to catch the theme park’s Lunar New Year parade and circling back to Little Saigon to explore some of the area’s restaurants and shops.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
When complete, the 37-acre project is expected to have around 880,000 square feet of office space, 238,000 square feet of shops, 1,785 residential units and a luxury hotel.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Feb. 2026
Get creative and visit vintage retailers, boutique shops, and more to put together a unique combination of pieces that reflect your style.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 17 Feb. 2026
Now, the retailer has shops nationwide.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
The ban will initially apply only to shops in the city center, not to bars, clubs, or restaurants.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
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Foot traffic at restaurants, shops and mosques sharply declined, turning once-lively economic and social hubs into ghost towns, and threatening to cripple the livelihood of an entire community.
—Yahya Salem, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Spend an afternoon browsing the shops and historic storefronts of Dadaocheng, Taipei’s oldest neighborhood.
—Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2026
Welfare recipients can’t use ATMs in casinos and pot shops, but that didn’t stop them from firing up EBT cards in Hawaii, the Virgin Islands, California, Florida, and Alaska.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Before the family flies back to Boston later this week, Phan said her itinerary includes heading to Disneyland California Adventure to catch the theme park’s Lunar New Year parade and circling back to Little Saigon to explore some of the area’s restaurants and shops.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
When complete, the 37-acre project is expected to have around 880,000 square feet of office space, 238,000 square feet of shops, 1,785 residential units and a luxury hotel.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Feb. 2026
Get creative and visit vintage retailers, boutique shops, and more to put together a unique combination of pieces that reflect your style.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 17 Feb. 2026
Now, the retailer has shops nationwide.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
The ban will initially apply only to shops in the city center, not to bars, clubs, or restaurants.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shops
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Of these, 4,000 blue cards were meant for residents to spend at restaurants and 2,000 copper cards were meant for residents to spend at stores and boutiques.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Items like inexpensive sleds sold at local stores tend to be the focus.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Lalor said there was a price increase of around five percent early last year, but that manufacturers, factories and retailers absorbed most of the cost increases from the new tariffs imposed in 2025.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Apparel Export Council chairperson Fadel Marzouk said that Egyptian factories account for 63 percent of the country’s total garment exports, attributed to robust growth and the support of government entities such as the Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Investment.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
11 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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Often considered the birthplace of the city, the park sits on land reclaimed in the 1960s from former textile mills, transforming an industrial corridor into one of Greenville’s most beloved—and beautiful—public spaces.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Feb. 2026
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The owners of Holdingford Feed Mill say other local feed mills are offering support.—
Riley Moser,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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If there’s more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and less oxygen, for example, animals will be smaller and plants will thrive under those conditions, changing the balance of life.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Feb. 2026
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But to encourage more energy generation — repowering plants for example — requires an honest conversation about the pathway to a cleaner future.—
Robert Duffy,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2026
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The jobs in question include teachers of foreign languages, such as French, Mandarin and Spanish, elementary physical education, social studies, English and language arts.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Like many young women of her generation, Lady Anne was educated at home by a governess and reportedly excelled at music and languages.—
Stephanie Bridger-Linning,
Vanity Fair,
17 Feb. 2026
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Today the city’s casinos, banks, and skyscrapers include works by many top contemporary architects.—
Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
15 Feb. 2026
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On Main Street, Majestic Repertory Theatre offers a distinctly different experience, combining a professional theater presence with bold, high-energy plays, musicals, and original works known for inventive set design, immersive elements, and a playful, sometimes provocative, approach.—
Mackenzie Jervis,
Travel + Leisure,
15 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 18 Feb. 2026.
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