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as in store
also shoppe
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 terminology
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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as in to inform (on)
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Recent Examples of shop
Liz Thach, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Kroger customers with a loyalty card can grab a flyer and shop for the Weekly Digital Deals.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 8 July 2025
Costco warehouses are essentially one-stop shops for everything folks need for their daily lives.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 27 June 2025
The building changed hands a few times over the years, but its most recent former life was an auto shop.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2025
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Verb
The winery is located in the Barlow Market of Sebastopol that offers a great variety of excellent restaurants, shops, events, and other winery tasting rooms.
—Liz Thach, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Kroger customers with a loyalty card can grab a flyer and shop for the Weekly Digital Deals.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 8 July 2025
Costco warehouses are essentially one-stop shops for everything folks need for their daily lives.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 27 June 2025
The building changed hands a few times over the years, but its most recent former life was an auto shop.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shop
Noun
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The no-frills eatery features a few outdoor tables and ocean views, nestled in a narrow parking lot alongside a liquor store and gift shop.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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The product has been available nationwide through Walmart stores and Walmart.com since 2017.—
Matt Cannon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
Noun
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That's because the automakers are paying for tariffs and passing it on to dealers, who now pay more to buy cars from the factory.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
14 July 2025
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To produce its weapons, Anduril is planning to open a sprawling factory near Columbus, Ohio.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Over time, the confusing terminology—agentic AI, agent AI, generative AI—will fade.—
Shaz Khan,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Five other experts that Popular Science corresponded with for this article all agree on this ‘crisis’ terminology.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
29 May 2025
Noun
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The mills also reported lower backlogs, decreased production and a contraction in new export orders in June.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
3 July 2025
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Furthering the coincidences, the mill was then owned by Jack Dahlstrom, who worked construction jobs with Thurman, and is currently owned by Jack’s daughter, Dodi Dahlstrom Ellis.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Noun
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In it, Italian peasants Matteo and Natale discuss this same cosmic occurrence in the rustic Paduan dialect of the time.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
3 July 2025
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Around the table, his family speak the local dialect of the Veneto region.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
Verb
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Found items may be turned in to the Guest Services Office.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
9 July 2025
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Krueger turned in the medical screening form noting that Thomas had asthma.—
Ashley Luthern,
jsonline.com,
8 July 2025
Noun
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The new approach is designed to improve cognitive performance and combat monotony. Plant Cell Division — Expedition 73 commander Takuya Onishi used a centrifuge and a strain of cultured tobacco cells to study how varying levels of gravity affect plant formation.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
11 July 2025
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Eventually, hard candies were made from the plant and carried in many apothecaries and general stores.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
11 July 2025
Noun
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During the Cold War, popular culture provided Americans with images of (and a vocabulary for) nuclear war.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
10 July 2025
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But at the start of the project, which launched in 2023, their vocabularies differed dramatically.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
8 July 2025
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“Shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shop. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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