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Recent Examples of department store
On Thursday, in a unanimous vote, the Kansas City City Council voted to do away with the 130-foot height restriction on the parcel where a new Nordstrom department store had once been planned, before the company backed out in 2022.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
The store was an immediate hit, a new idea in retail that combined some of the best department store features – including strong customer experience – with the prices of a discounter.
—Dan Gingiss, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Born in Piacenza in 1934, Armani abandoned medical school in 1954 to work at Milan’s La Rinascente department store.
—Elizabeth Castaldo Lundén, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
Hot and humid climates will soon be replaced by cool and crisp temps, Halloween paraphernalia will line department store shelves and the smell of pumpkin spice has already begun to perfume the air.
—Roshae Hemmings, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
The store was an immediate hit, a new idea in retail that combined some of the best department store features – including strong customer experience – with the prices of a discounter.
—Dan Gingiss, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Born in Piacenza in 1934, Armani abandoned medical school in 1954 to work at Milan’s La Rinascente department store.
—Elizabeth Castaldo Lundén, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
Hot and humid climates will soon be replaced by cool and crisp temps, Halloween paraphernalia will line department store shelves and the smell of pumpkin spice has already begun to perfume the air.
—Roshae Hemmings, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for department store
Noun
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Indie Store Album Sales ranks the top-selling albums of the week at independent and small chain stores.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
7 July 2025
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Check your local store Many local businesses and most national chain stores will remain open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Discount stores remain the most popular type of retailer for 62 percent of back-to-school shoppers, followed by Amazon, 56 percent, and dollar and variety stores, 42 percent.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
23 July 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
Noun
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Mattresses and Box Springs Mattresses are a common source of thrift shop confusion.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Sep. 2025
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Buy used: Consignment stores and thrift shops are great places to find low-cost clothing.—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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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Throughout his unfortunately short life, Charlie committed himself unreservedly to reasoned debate, rational discourse, and the polite exchange of opinion.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Most are unaware of any campus programs designed to foster such exchanges.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Department store.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/department%20store. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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