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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
Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Outside of back-to-back home wins against Missouri and Texas A&M in January, this has been a thoroughly pedestrian team, and the current three-game losing streak has Texas setting up shop in the town square of Bubble City, USA.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
It’s been a long six years of digging through consignment shops, scouring listings of online resellers, and endlessly searching social media to find cookware in Le Creuset’s infamous berry shade.
—Euna Park, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2025
But the city’s historic downtown offers yesteryear charm, too, with shops ranging from sock-centric Pippi’s Longstockings to Cucina Verona Mercado.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
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Noun
One smoke shop in Rolling Meadows moved in next to a Dunkin’ Donuts.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Outside of back-to-back home wins against Missouri and Texas A&M in January, this has been a thoroughly pedestrian team, and the current three-game losing streak has Texas setting up shop in the town square of Bubble City, USA.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
It’s been a long six years of digging through consignment shops, scouring listings of online resellers, and endlessly searching social media to find cookware in Le Creuset’s infamous berry shade.
—Euna Park, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2025
But the city’s historic downtown offers yesteryear charm, too, with shops ranging from sock-centric Pippi’s Longstockings to Cucina Verona Mercado.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shop
Noun
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The company announced plans to launch physical Skims stores and a Los Angeles store is still in the works.—
Jay Stahl,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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To get their money back, consumers can return the empty bottles to a store, reverse vending machine or drop-off point.—
Rebecca Pryor,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The company will provide automation solutions, including helping factories and warehouses mechanize their operations.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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In Ciudad Juarez, its factories make a variety of products from mannequins to electrical components.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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The world of wellness, especially online, can sometimes be a chaotic mix of terminology and memes.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2025
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The Warriors historically don’t practice much at all, so there will be an adjustment period as Butler learns Golden State’s terminology and set plays.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
9 Feb. 2025
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The studio is housed in a 19th-century mill surrounded by a vast collection of vinyl records.—
Shaun Fabos,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine eliminated crucial industrial suppliers — including manufacturers of neon gas essential for semiconductor production and steel mills that served European markets.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
8 Feb. 2025
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Director Brady Corbet denied the allegations, saying that stars Adrian Brody and Felicity Jones worked for months with a dialect coach to perfect their characters’ Hungarian accents, and that only the Hungarian portions of the film were adjusted manually using Respeecher technology.—
Zoe G. Phillips,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Feb. 2025
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In his interview with Red Shark News, Jancsó said AI was used to tweak certain parts of the Hungarian dialect spoken by stars Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones in The Brutalist for the sake of accuracy.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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According to the Harlem native, Lil Wayne’s failure to turn in his fourth solo studio album to Universal Music Group, Cash Money Records’ parent company, on time caused constraints to any potential rollout of the mixtape.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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Igo, who has been interim chief of police since October, told the Spanish-speaking parishioners that his department would not turn in or report anyone here illegally who calls 911 for help or is pulled over for traffic violations.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Carruth’s broad goal of rose breeding and hybridization is to make the rose a contender with all plants, rather than a fussy queen of the garden.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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Place the plants in a warm location that receives bright, indirect light.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Feb. 2025
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The distinct local vocabulary is sprinkled with Guaraní, an Indigenous language widely spoken in neighboring Paraguay.—
Graciela Mochkofsky,
The New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2025
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Pulp Fiction might be the dictionary of his cinematic vocabulary, offering insights into the language of his other works.—
Paul Fitzgerald,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shop. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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