convenience store

noun

: a small often franchised market that is open long hours

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Those looking to score big can purchase Megabucks tickets for $2 each at over 7,500 authorized Massachusetts State Lottery retailers – convenience stores, gas stations, and supermarkets across the Bay State. Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026 Investigators said the footage showed Styles-Olden purchasing a box of Froot Loops cereal at the convenience store moments before the shooting. Caroline Zimmerman may 1, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026 Hotel and restaurant robots are viewed as a model for deploying humanoid robots in specific domains like overnight drugstores and convenience stores. IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026 On Friday, April 24, the avid lottery player stopped at a Wawa convenience store in Rosedale after an overtime shift to buy a sandwich and a few 50X the Cash scratch-offs, according to a news release from the Maryland Lottery. Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for convenience store

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of convenience store was in 1965

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“Convenience store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convenience%20store. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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convenience store

noun
: a small market that is open many hours

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