as in store
an establishment where goods are sold to consumers an emporium for home electronic equipment filled with stuff I didn't know I needed but now desperately want

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Recent Examples of emporium Over the past few decades, American food reporters and bloggers have often written about the French frozen-food emporium Picard with an air of scandal. Meghan McCarron, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2025 Head into his emporium, go into the back room and this will be on his desk next to a note. Ryan Woodrow, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025 Set in an emporium that buys and sells outlandish collectibles and other items, Curiosity will see celebrity guests visiting to find trinkets, curios and gifts from owners Bisram and Wehn. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025 Floor 13 is a 17,000-square-foot emporium owned by artist Holis Hannan, five blocks from Porgy’s. Jenny Adams, AFAR Media, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for emporium
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Noun
  • Jihan, 30, who worked in a farm supply store, had found those forces professional and respectful.
    Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Among the organic products the company sells online and in stores are protein powders, snack bars and toothpaste.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Photo: Alfama Films No one writes dialogue like Cronenberg — perplexing alien dialogue, a sci-fi tongue of oddball terminology and metaphysical shop talk.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
  • The wide hallways and soaring ceilings retain a touch of the industrial past, while the rotating exhibitions and permanent shops showcase the city’s artistic present.
    Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The bazaar offers a range of cuisine developed in collaboration with celebrity chef Fabio Viviani, with six different food concepts.
    Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The online bazaar is made up of thousands of chat groups on Telegram.
    Selam Gebrekidan, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025

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“Emporium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emporium. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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