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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
Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Some shops sell doughnuts, while ice cream is the main event at others.
—Jenna Thompson
april 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
When development began on Company Retreat, the news was full of stories about venture-capital firms swallowing mom-and-pop shops.
—Angelina Mazza, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026
Baltimore Police address crime concerns Baltimore police fielded questions from neighbors during the meeting Tuesday night on a range of topics, including questions about the number of smoke shops, enforcement of Fed Hill Park hours and why police can't stop car parties along Key Highway.
—Tara Lynch, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Two new activewear and athleisure shops are scheduled to open fairly soon in downtown Naperville, along with at least one new fitness business.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
In Long Island City, North Brooklyn, and the South Bronx, a diverse landscape of fabrication shops, food distributors, and logistics hubs provide a critical foundation for our local economy.
—Laura Rothrock, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
Months after shuttering several South Bay locations, Starbucks has closed one of its last downtown San Jose shops.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
But there's also Tanglin Village with its smaller boutiques, Dempsey Hill with its dining scene and antique shops, and the Peranakan shophouses tucked down side streets that offer glimpses of Singapore's history.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
City Council passed an ordinance in 2019 banning new mini-storage facilities and auto service shops on a section of Stockton Boulevard.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Some shops sell doughnuts, while ice cream is the main event at others.
—Jenna Thompson
april 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
When development began on Company Retreat, the news was full of stories about venture-capital firms swallowing mom-and-pop shops.
—Angelina Mazza, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026
Baltimore Police address crime concerns Baltimore police fielded questions from neighbors during the meeting Tuesday night on a range of topics, including questions about the number of smoke shops, enforcement of Fed Hill Park hours and why police can't stop car parties along Key Highway.
—Tara Lynch, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Two new activewear and athleisure shops are scheduled to open fairly soon in downtown Naperville, along with at least one new fitness business.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
In Long Island City, North Brooklyn, and the South Bronx, a diverse landscape of fabrication shops, food distributors, and logistics hubs provide a critical foundation for our local economy.
—Laura Rothrock, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
Months after shuttering several South Bay locations, Starbucks has closed one of its last downtown San Jose shops.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
But there's also Tanglin Village with its smaller boutiques, Dempsey Hill with its dining scene and antique shops, and the Peranakan shophouses tucked down side streets that offer glimpses of Singapore's history.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shops
Noun
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Liquor stores can’t be closer than 1,000 feet from a school, and Wilson thinks similar buffers for smoke shops makes sense.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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Retail giants are creating a headache for the Navy’s global network of retail stores operated through the Navy Exchange Service Command, or Nexcom.—
Josephine Rozzelle,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Teams will use the five-week gap between the races in Japan and Miami to knuckle down at their factories and develop car upgrades that could boost their fortunes upon returning to the track in May.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Multiple Iranian warplanes, helicopters and other equipment were destroyed, along with military installations and missile factories.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Human communication with honeyguides in northern Mozambique occurs in local dialects.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
24 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
Noun
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The Holdingford Mill is getting help from other mills to make sure their customers are getting their feed on time.—
John Lauritsen,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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In all, lining up the funding to thoroughly remove asbestos, PCBs and other contaminants from the three primary mills — Daniel’s, Amerbelle and Anocoil — and two smaller connected buildings has taken a decade.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Hours earlier, the country's military listed its targets as several Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps sites, missile sites and petrochemical plants allegedly used to make explosives.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Insert plants through the holes (from the inside out), add more potting mix to reach the next level of openings and add more plants.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The underclassman enjoys learning languages, baking and coaching swimming.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Some of the creators Expand Co-Lab works with include Brandon Smithwrick, Varun Rana, Sara Uy, Corporate Bro, Rachel Tokar, Matthew Kearney, and Morgan Young.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Icons are ancient works of religious art, often depictions of Jesus, the Virgin Mary, saints and scenes from the Bible.—
Olivia Wakim,
AJC.com,
5 Apr. 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 9 Apr. 2026.
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