shopping mall

noun

Examples of shopping mall in a Sentence

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The blast took place midday on the 12th floor of a popular shopping mall, where a food court was under construction, according to Taiwan’s National Fire Agency. Jessie Yeung, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025 Almost 25 percent of America's largest shopping malls are anticipated to close by 2027, according to research from real estate services firm Green Street Advisors. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025 The celebrated Park Forest Plaza — one of the first suburban shopping malls in America, which had siphoned commerce from former shopping meccas such as downtown Chicago Heights — was one-upped in turn by Matteson’s indoor Lincoln Mall. Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025 On Black Friday, traffic at shopping malls rose by 8 percent compared to the same period last year, MRI reported. David Moin, WWD, 6 Jan. 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 18 Feb. 2025.

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shopping mall

noun
: mall 3
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