grocery store

noun

chiefly US
: a store that sells food and household supplies : supermarket

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Shop for certified halal food inside the grocery store, then make your way back to the restaurant that offers takeout, delivery and even a few tables to dine-in on Middle Eastern cuisine. Alexandra Maloney, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2025 This included people such as Willis Eugene Smith, who established a funeral home, and Berry Gordy Sr., who operated a grocery store and contracting business in the city. Kendra D. Boyd, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025 Saucepans are true kitchen workhorses, ready to get to work for your morning oatmeal, instant noodles, steamed rice, even just heating up that jar of grocery store marinara. Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 18 Mar. 2025 Of course, peanut butter still gets top billing in the US, but a walk through your local grocery store will reveal enormous variety—almond butter, cashew butter, pecan butter, pistachio butter, pumpkin seed butter. Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grocery store

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“Grocery store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grocery%20store. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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