mall

as in promenade
a public place for strolling the pedestrian traffic through the grassy mall is heaviest during the summer lunch hours the tree-lined mall in the city's historic district remains the favored site for strutting about in one's Easter finery

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Recent Examples of mall Detectives wrote that the victim was walking in the mall with his girlfriend when someone in the group said unidentified words to the victim, followed by another member of the group punching him. Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025 Six stores will be joining the retail lineup at SouthPark mall and Charlotte Premium Outlets this year, property owner Simon said Thursday. Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2025 In the years that followed, the mall struggled to hold onto tenants, maintaining a high vacancy rate. Zoe Tishaev, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2025 Saks and Neiman’s co-exist in a number of the same exact malls. Steve Dennis, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mall
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Noun
  • Montevideo, Uruguay: The nearly 14-mile waterside promenade La Rambla — One of the longest sidewalks in the world — serves as an outdoor living room for locals.
    Danielle Pergament Nick Ballón, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Near the center of town, in the old harbor area, a deserted promenade ran between frosty vistas and imposing museums and cultural buildings.
    Akash Kapur, Travel + Leisure, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Coming in second on the list of most welcoming U.S. cities is Cape May, New Jersey, a Victorian-era beach town with charming inns and scenic boardwalks.
    Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Low-lying areas along the creek, including sidewalks and boardwalks of the Big Creek Greenway, are expected to be submerged, with water levels reaching up to two feet in some locations.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The Oscars red carpet, which has retained its reputable hue for nearly a century (except for instances of champagne to shake things up), is more than just a walkway.
    Sharareh Drury, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
  • And under building review is Hillsboro Shores, a 10-story building with 121 homes and a public walkway along the Intracoastal.
    Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025

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“Mall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mall. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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