shopping mall

noun

Examples of shopping mall in a Sentence

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More than 60 people were killed in a massive fire that swept through a shopping mall in Iraq, authorities said Thursday. Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025 At least 61 men, women and children perished in a massive fire that ripped through a 5-story shopping mall in eastern Iraq on Wednesday. Jade Walker, CNN Money, 17 July 2025 Instead, an occasionally bleak corniche winds down the coast from a state-of-the-art seaport — strategically placed 70 kilometers from the Strait of Hormuz — past a dusty, sunbaked town of old office towers, hotels, the obligatory shopping mall, and streets of low-rise shops and houses. Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 11 July 2025 Many of the group’s prime properties including hotels, upscale shopping malls and office buildings are in Makati. Ian Sayson, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for shopping mall

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of shopping mall was in 1950

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“Shopping mall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20mall. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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shopping mall

noun
: mall 3
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