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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
Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
The first official Record Store Day event took place in April 2008, with the aim of bringing attention to the importance of independent record shop culture.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 8 Jan. 2025
Shortly afterward, a fire engulfed the restaurant and three adjacent businesses—a shop belonging to the restaurant’s owner, another belonging to a family member, and a hostel where dozens of people were staying.
—Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
There’s a serene sculpting room for clay heads and fibreglass bodies; a steampunk-ish mold shop; cubicles for hairstyling and coloring which evoke an old-fashioned beauty salon; and a 3-D-printing room for accessories.
—Zach Zimmerman, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Since then, the mall site has been reborn as the mixed-use Metro North Crossing, with new shops, housing and amenities like the T-Shotz golf entertainment venue — and more is on the way.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
The first official Record Store Day event took place in April 2008, with the aim of bringing attention to the importance of independent record shop culture.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 8 Jan. 2025
Shortly afterward, a fire engulfed the restaurant and three adjacent businesses—a shop belonging to the restaurant’s owner, another belonging to a family member, and a hostel where dozens of people were staying.
—Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
There’s a serene sculpting room for clay heads and fibreglass bodies; a steampunk-ish mold shop; cubicles for hairstyling and coloring which evoke an old-fashioned beauty salon; and a 3-D-printing room for accessories.
—Zach Zimmerman, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shop
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To continue to innovate its stores and showrooms, Cucinelli last year invested approximately 108 million euros, with an impact on sales of 8.5 percent.Luisa Zargani, WWD, 13 Jan. 2025
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Bad Bunny has something special in store for fans in his home country.SPIN Staff, SPIN, 13 Jan. 2025
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The deals amount to one of the biggest commitments ever made by the department’s Loan Programs Office, which under President Biden has already doled out tens of billions of dollars for battery factories and other low-carbon energy projects.Brad Plumer, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Production of the angular, unpainted steel pickups has reportedly slowed in recent weeks at Tesla’s factory in Austin, Texas.Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
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The situation was, to use Kraft’s terminology this week, untenable.Chad Graff, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Judge John Robert Blakey held a charge conference for attorneys on Jan. 2, when prosecutors and the defense teams discussed terminology used in the indictment.Jim Talamonti | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Jan. 2025
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The 147,000 square-foot space — a turn-of-the-century textile mill involved in the manufacturing of the first Spanx shapewear — was originally owned by Highland Park Manufacturing Company.Jessica Swannie, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
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For these costumes, Lovaas sourced from mills in the American South but also in the U.K.Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
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The body of water first showed up on European maps in the 1500s and has had at least 32 names in different languages and dialects throughout the years.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Much of the driving dialogue is in Irish, and most importantly, in the Ulster dialect.Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2024
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The Cyclones can absolutely make a turn in league play, but losing poorly in big-time games damages their potential as a tournament team.Mark Schindler, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Heads turn in Palermo’s dining room as servers deliver heaping towers of lasagna ($38), each five-pound slice gargantuan enough to easily satiate three customers.Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
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In the Season 2 premiere of Goosebumps: The Vanishing, a tragedy 30 years prior comes back to haunt the Brewer family, as an ancient evil — and some very strange plants? — is unleashed and wreaks havoc on their Brooklyn community.Nick Caruso, TVLine, 11 Jan. 2025
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Here the focus is on fuel reduction, clearing dead grass, weeds and plants and favoring native, fire-safe species.Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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Gone will be the complex vocabulary that has often kept these issues in the hands of technical teams.Andrew Fingerman, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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At Notre Dame, the Irish use similar vocabulary and techniques on defense and special teams.Matt Baker, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shop. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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