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as in store
also shoppe
an establishment where goods are sold to consumers
the only shop that has that video game in stock is halfway across the state
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as in terminology
the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field
the patient impressed her cardiologist with her ability to talk shop
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as in to inform (on)
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Recent Examples of shop
Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2026
The Sherbet Mints are available at Cracker Barrel shops nationwide for a limited time, while supplies last.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
Below, shop fashion stylists’s favorite everyday handbags.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2026
The single bulb above her shop has extended her working hours and allowed her children to study at night.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Store expansions continue to shake-up where Charlotte supermarket customers shop.
—Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2026
The Sherbet Mints are available at Cracker Barrel shops nationwide for a limited time, while supplies last.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
Below, shop fashion stylists’s favorite everyday handbags.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2026
The single bulb above her shop has extended her working hours and allowed her children to study at night.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shop
Noun
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These are some of the examples of the feedback a new crop of artificial intelligence apps might give a prospective customer trying on clothing ahead of a purchase, and in the process, reduce the chances of a product being returned to a store.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2026
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The male suspect, later identified as Floyd Summerville, 55, of Bronx, New York, exited the store.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That means, of course, she’s now been phased out of her role as a factory lackey in dystopian near-future Brazil due to her age.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
3 Apr. 2026
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According to People’s Daily Online (PDO), its diverse industrial base provides realistic environments where humanoid robots can be trained to handle complex, real-world factory conditions before deployment on production lines.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There’s no official word from Netflix, but the terminology making it into the code could suggest an imminent launch.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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That’s looks-maxxing terminology for becoming really, really hot.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Following a successful trial in late 2025, the Turkish denim mill has selected three shades from the FiberColors palette to feature in its Fall/Winter 2027-2028 collection.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The mill was abandoned in the 1970s, the rail line in the ’80s, and both sat decaying until just before the pandemic.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2026
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Today, many of those words fill out the default dialect of an entire generation — regardless of race, region or class — living online.—
Moriah Humiston,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Poison frontman, evoking the regional dialect of his native Pittsburgh, bursts with adrenaline on a typical day.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Baiamonte was also on the Kaseya Center microphone for one of the most memorable performances in NBA history this season, when Heat center Bam Adebayo turned in the second-highest scoring performance in league history by totaling 83 points in a March 10 home win over the Wizards.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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In the bullpen, RHP Garrett Whitlock has turned in three scoreless appearances while RHP Greg Weissert has allowed three runs in 2⅔ innings.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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When this relocation process breaks down, and viscous black liquid flows into marine environments, plants and animals are evolutionarily unprepared.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Thousands of striking employees will return to work at the JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley on Tuesday after the company agreed to return to the negotiating table, union officials said.—
Denver Post,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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The propeller hat has become a signature look for the pig — a 4-year-old Vietnamese potbelly named Merlin — who has more than 1 million followers on Instagram, a surprisingly hefty vocabulary and a Guinness World Record.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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The subject matter is deathly serious—international war, unfolding in real time, killing thousands—yet the visual vocabulary is preposterously trivializing.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shop. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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