as in chain store
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Recent Examples of department store
The luxury department store has unveiled Designer Collections–Room 3, otherwise known as DC3, which will focus on occasionwear on the first floor.
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Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
Macy’s — The department store added more than 2% after the company reported earnings that beat estimates .
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 28 May 2025
Even department stores now are almost becoming a relic of the past.
—Katherine Turman, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
Brands, including the luxury department store Harrods, have used Raffall to raise money for mental-health initiatives, and the Beatson Cancer Charity has raised funds to support cancer patients and their families.
—Lana Bortolot, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
Macy’s — The department store added more than 2% after the company reported earnings that beat estimates .
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 28 May 2025
Even department stores now are almost becoming a relic of the past.
—Katherine Turman, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
Brands, including the luxury department store Harrods, have used Raffall to raise money for mental-health initiatives, and the Beatson Cancer Charity has raised funds to support cancer patients and their families.
—Lana Bortolot, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for department store
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In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the giant Tower Records on 66th Street and Broadway was as close to a formal meeting place for gay men as a chain store could get.—
Mark Harris,
Vulture,
9 Apr. 2025
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Stores in Democratic or Republican Counties in America Each chain store’s red/blue distribution.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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My favorite stop on the tour was a variety store called Lee Avenue Photo—specifically, the toy section.—
Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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Going back in time, most Minnesota small towns shared similarities, including schools, drug stores, variety stores, cafes, churches, hardware stores, bars, baseball fields, gas stations, volunteer fire departments, American Legions and local newspapers.—
Tom Redman,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Participants still run a pet center, but also work at a farmyard with cows, goats and other animals, a restaurant and bakery, a country store, a thrift shop, and Lambs Industries, which offers production services, such as assembling, sorting or packaging products.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2025
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Estate sales, thrift shops, online marketplaces, and discount stores can be sources of hidden gems at bargain prices.—
Mike Irvine,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Apr. 2025
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Soon afterward, cheap paperback classics could be found everywhere from newsstands to dime stores.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Salem, circa 1955: Before the opening of Walmart, many small-town main streets were home to a Ben Franklin dime store, one of which was under the franchise that gave Sam Walton his start in Newport, 1945.—
Ray Hanley,
arkansasonline.com,
4 Oct. 2024
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Details of the negotiations were not released, but reports suggested the discussions largely focused on limiting Iran's nuclear program in exchange for sanction relief.—
Caitlin McFall , Greg Wehner , Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2025
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The Red Sox and Twins made a late-night trade on Wednesday to bring struggling right-handed reliever Jorge Alcala to Boston in exchange for minor league third baseman Andy Lugo.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
13 June 2025
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“Department store.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/department%20store. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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