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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
Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
With a home base in SoHo– an ever-evolving art-world with galleries, studios, and museums, hip metropolitan green spaces such as the High Line, Washington and Union Squares, and designer shops and hubs are all at your fingertips.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 June 2026
The other connects you with local people and shops that share food and useful items.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
Additionally, the past few years have not been easy for many brick-and-mortar shops as business has pivoted toward online shopping and rapid-delivery services, and some shopkeepers oppose the incursion of the parklets into their storefronts and street parking.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
Local charities—and even secondhand shops like Goodwill—are often in need of car donations.
—Better Homes & Gardens, 9 June 2026
This project is a part of a new downtown development on the 100 block of Cherry Street, called County Square Commons, that will also be home to an Austin’s Bar and Grill, among other restaurants and shops.
—Emily Harter, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
Pittsburgh City Council has approved legislation that would put new restrictions on vape shops.
—Jessica Riley, CBS News, 9 June 2026
To that end, DIA designers have increased seating close to shops in the terminal and the three concourses.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 9 June 2026
Noun
Sprouting from its Inlet Parking Lot, the historic Boardwalk features a lively mix of colorful shops, enticing restaurants, arcades and more.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
With a home base in SoHo– an ever-evolving art-world with galleries, studios, and museums, hip metropolitan green spaces such as the High Line, Washington and Union Squares, and designer shops and hubs are all at your fingertips.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 June 2026
The other connects you with local people and shops that share food and useful items.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
Additionally, the past few years have not been easy for many brick-and-mortar shops as business has pivoted toward online shopping and rapid-delivery services, and some shopkeepers oppose the incursion of the parklets into their storefronts and street parking.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
Local charities—and even secondhand shops like Goodwill—are often in need of car donations.
—Better Homes & Gardens, 9 June 2026
This project is a part of a new downtown development on the 100 block of Cherry Street, called County Square Commons, that will also be home to an Austin’s Bar and Grill, among other restaurants and shops.
—Emily Harter, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
Pittsburgh City Council has approved legislation that would put new restrictions on vape shops.
—Jessica Riley, CBS News, 9 June 2026
To that end, DIA designers have increased seating close to shops in the terminal and the three concourses.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shops
Noun
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To ensure that bots act as instructed, Mastercard’s new protocol stores permissions that humans grant their AI agents onto a blockchain.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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While the food is no longer being sold in stores, the products could still be in pet owners' pantries and freezers.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
10 June 2026
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Depicting newsrooms, farms, factories and street life, the Depression‑era scenes transform the tower into a time capsule of California during the Great Depression.—
Alia Beard Rau,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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For many years, Spielberg had planned a film adaptation of Thomas Kenneally’s 1982 historical novel, Schindler’s Ark, about a German businessman who saved hundreds of Jews from the Holocaust by keeping them working in his factories.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 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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The number of back-and-forth turns in an interview was one of the strongest predictors of getting an offer.—
Phil Blair,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
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Known for projects like Transparent and C’mon C’mon, Hoffmann is coming off turns in Netflix’s thriller series Eric, opposite Benedict Cumberbatch, and 20th’s Springsteen biopic Deliver Me from Nowhere, opposite Jeremy Allen White.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
2 June 2026
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The concierge organizes a variety of excursions that range from chugging along the countryside roads in a vintage Citroën to visits to olive oil mills and vineyards.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Denim mills are showing their support for Lenzing’s Tencel Lyocell – HV100 in a meaningful way for F/W 27-28.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Football in Ghana is a powerful unifying force in a country of more than 30 million people, multiple languages, and dozens of distinct ethnic groups.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Israel’s military has spokespeople in several languages, but only Adraee is famous enough to be known by his first name.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Several of the incidents took place in the mountains, with some people injured while out foraging for wild plants and vegetables.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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According to a National Family Health Survey, approximately 18% of people in Mumbai reported being vegetarian, which has shaped a street food culture built around plants, legumes and dairy.—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
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By the end of the learning unit, Burton said growth in the children could be seen as their vocabularies expanded to using words such as thermometer, blood pressure and punctured.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
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Shallow, misogynistic speech has seeped into the daily vocabularies of many, suggesting the toxic, anti-woman values that have long inspired such rhetoric are once again calcifying into a widespread and serious problem.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Shops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shops. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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