shopping mall

noun

: mall sense 3

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Swimming pools, movie theaters and shopping malls are places to stay cool. — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 1 July 2026 Walmart and Dillard’s made horizontal moves of a different kind, both acquiring shopping malls. — Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 The heyday of the Hudson Valley Mall—and indeed the American shopping mall itself—is long gone. — Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 27 June 2026 There are two branch offices, in Pikesville and Halethorpe, to help maintain the grounds of its central Maryland customers, which range from single office buildings to shopping malls. — Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for shopping mall

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of shopping mall was in 1950

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“Shopping mall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20mall. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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