strip mall
noun
: a long usually one-story building or group of buildings housing several adjacent retail stores or service establishments
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The store eventually took over the strip mall and later evolved into the modern, 52,000-square-foot temple of all things surfing at A1A near State Road 520.
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J.d. Gallop, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
In August 2023, Otano was found guilty of the armed kidnapping of Jose Ortega-Gutierrez, a man known to police and considered a nuisance by shopkeepers at a Hialeah strip mall.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
But massage has become more mainstream in North America—the realm of the strip mall, where affordable massage franchises have proliferated (Massage Envy, the biggest, has nearly a thousand locations and offers a subscription option), and a pillar of the fitness and wellness industries.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Nestled in a strip mall by a nail salon and a Whole Foods, this specific Club Pilates studio eschewed the spa vibes in favor of a traditional fitness room.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
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J.d. Gallop, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
In August 2023, Otano was found guilty of the armed kidnapping of Jose Ortega-Gutierrez, a man known to police and considered a nuisance by shopkeepers at a Hialeah strip mall.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
But massage has become more mainstream in North America—the realm of the strip mall, where affordable massage franchises have proliferated (Massage Envy, the biggest, has nearly a thousand locations and offers a subscription option), and a pillar of the fitness and wellness industries.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Nestled in a strip mall by a nail salon and a Whole Foods, this specific Club Pilates studio eschewed the spa vibes in favor of a traditional fitness room.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for strip mall
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“Strip mall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strip%20mall. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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