supermarket
noun
su·per·mar·ket
ˈsü-pər-ˌmär-kət 
often attributive
1
: a self-service retail market selling especially foods and household merchandise
2
: something resembling a supermarket especially in the variety or volume of its goods or services
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Meanwhile, the drunken chicken recall may not have affected supermarket shoppers, but thousands of restaurant customers still ate the product before the recall was issued.
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Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Smaller businesses like a supermarket, dairy, and the Lalush Bakery are running again, as are the communal laundry, health clinic, and dining hall to serve the workers and the 150 members who have returned to live there.
—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2025
In addition to new stores in its home state of Florida, Publix is opening supermarkets in Kentucky and North Carolina in March.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
An Aurora man was found guilty Thursday of killing a pedestrian after stealing from a Parker supermarket and leading police on a vehicle chase in 2023.
—Max Levy, The Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2025
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Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Smaller businesses like a supermarket, dairy, and the Lalush Bakery are running again, as are the communal laundry, health clinic, and dining hall to serve the workers and the 150 members who have returned to live there.
—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2025
In addition to new stores in its home state of Florida, Publix is opening supermarkets in Kentucky and North Carolina in March.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
An Aurora man was found guilty Thursday of killing a pedestrian after stealing from a Parker supermarket and leading police on a vehicle chase in 2023.
—Max Levy, The Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Supermarket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supermarket. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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supermarket
noun
su·per·mar·ket
ˈsü-pər-ˌmär-kət
: a self-service market selling foods and household merchandise
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