shopping mall

noun

Examples of shopping mall in a Sentence

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And according to Capital One Shopping, an average of 1,170 shopping malls closed every year between 2017 and 2022. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Mar. 2025 Fair Oaks Mall, a massive shopping mall, is home to almost 160 stores and restaurants including all your favorite national retailers. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2025 The remainder of this year’s budget will be spent to expand SM Prime’s shopping malls, offices, hotels and convention centers. Ian Sayson, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025 Terrorists may attack with little or no warning, targeting transportation hubs, markets, shopping malls, military installations, airports, universities, tourist attractions, schools, hospitals, places of worship, and government facilities. William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 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 26 Mar. 2025.

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shopping mall

noun
: mall 3
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