supermarket
noun
su·per·mar·ket
ˈsü-pər-ˌmär-kət 
often attributive
1
: a self-service retail market selling especially foods and household merchandise
2
: something resembling a supermarket especially in the variety or volume of its goods or services
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And a supermarket should not be allowed to infringe on a football ground.
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Andy Mitten, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Rubens saw a gap between supermarket tea and premium loose-leaf tea.
—Alejandra Rojas, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
The pair portrayed themselves as building on the work of multiple mass killers, from Tarrant to the Buffalo supermarket attacker to the Chabad of Poway assailant.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
For devotees, the juicy flavors, rainbow colors, and irregular shapes and sizes of heirloom tomatoes are worlds away from the blandly homogenous red armies sold in supermarkets.
—Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 May 2026
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Andy Mitten, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Rubens saw a gap between supermarket tea and premium loose-leaf tea.
—Alejandra Rojas, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
The pair portrayed themselves as building on the work of multiple mass killers, from Tarrant to the Buffalo supermarket attacker to the Chabad of Poway assailant.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
For devotees, the juicy flavors, rainbow colors, and irregular shapes and sizes of heirloom tomatoes are worlds away from the blandly homogenous red armies sold in supermarkets.
—Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for supermarket
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“Supermarket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supermarket. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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supermarket
noun
su·per·mar·ket
ˈsü-pər-ˌmär-kət
: a self-service market selling foods and household merchandise
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