as in bought
made beforehand in large numbers
he served store-bought biscuits and airily pretended he had baked them himself
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Recent Examples of store-bought
On Fridays, Lozano will do sandwiches, but even those will be home-made, without a crust, instead of store-bought.
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Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Bake a tray of chicken tenders (store-bought or homemade), set out flour tortillas, and offer a few sauces, pickles, and shredded lettuce.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2025
Like potato chips—objectively better store-bought, don’t fight me on this—sometimes a factory just does it better.
—Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
Other factors also play into this, like whether the bread was homemade or store-bought and the general environment of your kitchen.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
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Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Bake a tray of chicken tenders (store-bought or homemade), set out flour tortillas, and offer a few sauces, pickles, and shredded lettuce.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2025
Like potato chips—objectively better store-bought, don’t fight me on this—sometimes a factory just does it better.
—Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
Other factors also play into this, like whether the bread was homemade or store-bought and the general environment of your kitchen.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for store-bought
Recent Examples of Synonyms for store-bought
Adjective
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The chain said that refunds would be available to patrons who had pre-bought tickets.—
Patrick Frater,
Variety,
14 July 2022
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Cineplex has also begun offering refunds to all customers that pre-bought tickets for upcoming film screenings.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Jan. 2022
Adjective
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The latest cuts are the third wave of reductions in administrative and other non-store jobs in 2025, following Kroger's back-to-back cuts in February and March.—
Alexander Coolidge,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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The store cuts come months after Kroger announced two rounds of layoffs of an unspecified number of non-store workers this spring.—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
20 June 2025
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“Store-bought.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/store-bought. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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