as in store
an establishment where goods are sold to consumers
an emporium for home electronic equipment filled with stuff I didn't know I needed but now desperately want
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Arriving by bike at whichever retail mecca, like the Garden State Plaza or Willowbrook Mall, my friends and I would roam the grounds, popping into a Spencer Gifts to ogle the latest novelty items or checking out the make-your-own-T-shirt emporium.
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
Bergdorf’s determines the holiday window concept by February and the designing begins in earnest by April, according to David Hoey, the luxury emporium’s senior director of visual presentation.
—David Moin, WWD, 20 Dec. 2024
Market Market is a sprawling vintage and design emporium, where the in-house Palm Springs Bottle Shop sells an intriguing array of craft spirits.
—Freda Moon, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
In addition to the museums, this year’s awards recognized projects across seven other categories: airports, campuses, passenger stations, sports, emporiums, hotels, and restaurants.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 4 Dec. 2024
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
Bergdorf’s determines the holiday window concept by February and the designing begins in earnest by April, according to David Hoey, the luxury emporium’s senior director of visual presentation.
—David Moin, WWD, 20 Dec. 2024
Market Market is a sprawling vintage and design emporium, where the in-house Palm Springs Bottle Shop sells an intriguing array of craft spirits.
—Freda Moon, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
In addition to the museums, this year’s awards recognized projects across seven other categories: airports, campuses, passenger stations, sports, emporiums, hotels, and restaurants.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emporium
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
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Tiger's presence was also felt through his brand, Sun Day Red, which set up shop at the 17th hole.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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The East New York Depot is home to about 250 buses as well as maintenance, repair and tire shops, fuel tanks and MTA offices, and sits directly adjacent to the subway system’s East New York Yard.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Amid the uncertainty, in Afghan bazaars, the price of items like bread flour, cooking oil and rice have been rising.—
Diaa Hadid,
NPR,
3 Feb. 2025
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Breakfast at the bazaar For much of its 24-century existence, the Kemeralti Bazaar was the beating heart of Izmir, a key western port on the Silk Road.—
Alex Crevar,
New York Times,
11 July 2024
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“Emporium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emporium. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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