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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
Stephanie Pearson, Wired News, 19 July 2025
All of this and more below, where a Vogue beauty editor vets the best deals to shop.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 9 July 2025
The first day of Amazon's big summer sale is over, but there are still three more days of deals to shop.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025
If there was ever a time to shop, now's the perfect opportunity to take the plunge while these rare deals have reached up to 46% off.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2025
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Verb
If your local shop is far away, a direct-to-consumer bike manufacturer may be your only option.
—Stephanie Pearson, Wired News, 19 July 2025
All of this and more below, where a Vogue beauty editor vets the best deals to shop.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 9 July 2025
The first day of Amazon's big summer sale is over, but there are still three more days of deals to shop.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025
If there was ever a time to shop, now's the perfect opportunity to take the plunge while these rare deals have reached up to 46% off.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shop
Noun
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Shopping opportunities abound in Covington, with various boutiques, vintage shops, and specialty stores.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
25 July 2025
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This is enough detergent to wash 152 loads and usually sells for $30 or more at stores.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
24 July 2025
Noun
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To produce its weapons, Anduril is planning to open a sprawling factory near Columbus, Ohio.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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That's because the automakers are paying for tariffs and passing it on to dealers, who now pay more to buy cars from the factory.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Don’t let the cold terminology fool you — pixie dust still abounds, just with a keener sense of connecting every facet of the company.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
16 July 2025
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Avoid industry-specific terminology that may not be familiar to the reader, as well as unnecessary acronyms.—
Andrew Roberts,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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There are still multiple avenues to improving the team, but the James situation could have them on hold. Expect to continue hearing the Lakers in the NBA rumor mill.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025
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Kohlmeyer and his team seem to never stop striving for excellence in their products — during Monday’s visit to the mill, Kohlmeyer was in South America searching for organic sources of sesame seeds for oil.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
11 July 2025
Noun
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In it, Italian peasants Matteo and Natale discuss this same cosmic occurrence in the rustic Paduan dialect of the time.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
3 July 2025
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Around the table, his family speak the local dialect of the Veneto region.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
Verb
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Gunn turned in his script in May 2023, months before the current Israel-Gaza conflict escalated.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
16 July 2025
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On the 3DMark 10 gaming-centric benchmark, the Platinum P51 turned in a middling score, amid a pack of Gen 5 SSDs with similar scores, though well short of the high scorers on this test, the Crucial T705 and WD SN8100, whose results were nearly identical.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
16 July 2025
Noun
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Evapotranspiration refers to how plants move water to their surfaces and release it into the air as a vapor, according to Ohio State University.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
23 July 2025
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Seeds, leaves, and pollen that landed in them give researchers new insights into the plants that dominated these sites tens of thousands of years ago.—
Ian Rose,
JSTOR Daily,
23 July 2025
Noun
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There’s almost a template to the Lexington format and a distinctive vocabulary too.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
23 July 2025
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So, in the case of La Tête d’Or, [chef] Daniel [Boulud] had this ambition to create something that was kind of a grand New York steakhouse but with a French influence, which led to a more refined vocabulary, and that led to wanting to elevate the cooking to be on display.—
Sofia Perez,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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“Shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shop. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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