as in shops
an establishment where goods are sold to consumers
we wandered around the bazaar looking to buy gifts
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Recent Examples of bazaars
Istanbul pulses with history—its skyline crowned with slender minarets, grand domes, and bustling bazaars filled with copperware, carpets, and the scent of roasted chestnuts.
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Having cash is still necessary in many countries for taxis, tipping, and at street markets, bazaars and other small businesses.
—Jenny Peters, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025
Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Having cash is still necessary in many countries for taxis, tipping, and at street markets, bazaars and other small businesses.
—Jenny Peters, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bazaars
Noun
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Ludlow With an array of excellent restaurants and shops, including the hip 3 Graces boutique, Ludlow is a great place to stop for at least a night.—
Megan Margulies,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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Graphic tees from pizza shops, hardware stores and other small-town businesses tap into the growing trend for localized merch.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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By the 1970s, Colma's western edge attracted car dealerships and later big box stores, a rail transit station and apartments.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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It’s designed with a foam insole that stores and returns your energy, bouncing you into your next step.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Boomers and Gen Xers appreciate the wide variety in multibrand emporiums (46 percent); younger generations, not so much (27 percent).—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
24 Oct. 2025
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By the nineteen-nineties, Uniclo had expanded to more than a hundred locations, many of them barnlike roadside emporiums where customers could pull in and grab a pack of underwear.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Bazaars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bazaars. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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