variety store

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Recent Examples of variety store Signs posted at the discount variety store call attention to the penny shortage and urge customers to pay with exact change. Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026 Follow one of the Hallmark Movie Itineraries from Visit Buffalo to have your own main character moments at spots like a nearly century-old variety store Vidler’s 5 & 10 and Elm Street Bakery. Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 2 Dec. 2025 For those that live in the neighborhood, offerings at the Metropolitan Bar and Kitchen’s variety store are convenient for those looking to stop in for pizza and beer, wine and other items. Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025 The Thai Restaurant will join other nearby neighborhood stalwarts, including Herman’s Discount Inc., a variety store and custom embroidery and screening printing operation, Pete’s Grille, Greenmount Loan and Jewelry, Melba’s Place, Red Emma’s and Jinji Chocolate. Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for variety store
Recent Examples of Synonyms for variety store
Noun
  • The upscale department store has been adding luxury and premium brands, elevating service and capturing greater market share.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
  • The former department store had been vacant for 40 years before the group transformed the space into a boutique hotel with 30 rooms, a lobby, a cooking school and a retail space.
    Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Appliances Over 10 Years Old Habitat for Humanity ReStore is one of the few secondhand chain stores that accepts large appliances—whether laundry machines or fridges.
    Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 14 May 2026
  • While in prison, Biglari, a 19-year-old who worked at a hair salon and the internet department of a chain store, was only allowed to have one-minute calls with his father, according to the family member.
    Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • Fill in the gaps when entertaining with inexpensive stools or a wooden bench sourced at a thrift shop or online.
    Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 25 May 2026
  • Estate sales, thrift shops, online marketplaces, and discount stores can be sources of hidden gems at bargain prices. 6.
    Mike Irvine, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • During the 1930s and 1940s, customers could find glassware nearly anywhere, from department stores to dime stores and from catalogs to grocery-store promotions.
    Alexandra Churchill, Martha Stewart, 17 Apr. 2026
  • And Black is a dime store paperback and pulp fiction aficionado, with the Bolan stories among his favorites.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Covid pandemic-era border closures hampered exchange between the two sides and later, Pyongyang grew closer to Moscow, deploying what are believed to be thousands of soldiers to aid Russia’s war against Ukraine.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
  • But fear not, the exchange actually goes quite well!
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 8 June 2026

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“Variety store.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variety%20store. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

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