shopping center
noun
: a group of retail stores and service establishments usually with ample parking facilities and usually designed to serve a community or neighborhood
called also shopping plaza
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One man died after he was shot at an apartment near a shopping center in Kansas City, Kansas, Monday night, police said.
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 25 Nov. 2025
The department will even send up their eyes in the sky flying their helicopters over shopping centers looking for suspicious activity in parking lots.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Nov. 2025
Florence Mall, Kenwood Towne Centre and other Greater Cincinnati shopping centers also have their own Black Friday hours.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Nov. 2025
The Foothill Ranch shopping center in Lake Forest is in for big change when Costco gets moving on its next warehouse store, which is taking the place of the dormant Regal Cinemas.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 24 Nov. 2025
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 25 Nov. 2025
The department will even send up their eyes in the sky flying their helicopters over shopping centers looking for suspicious activity in parking lots.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Nov. 2025
Florence Mall, Kenwood Towne Centre and other Greater Cincinnati shopping centers also have their own Black Friday hours.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Nov. 2025
The Foothill Ranch shopping center in Lake Forest is in for big change when Costco gets moving on its next warehouse store, which is taking the place of the dormant Regal Cinemas.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Shopping center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20center. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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