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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Similar to offices, supermarkets and retail stores around the city will also be closed on Christmas Day and might close early on Tuesday for Christmas Eve.
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Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
Lottery players can buy Mega Millions tickets at most local gas stations, convenience stores and supermarkets until sales end at 10:45 p.m. on drawing night.
—Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
All Winn-Dixie supermarkets and liquor stores will be closed on Christmas, the company told USA TODAY.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
To fight the deep pockets of Walmart, Amazon, and even Costco, supermarkets need scale to match prices and quality, said Kestenbaum, who writes regularly on consumer M&A and urged the two grocers to merge as early as 2020.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 23 Dec. 2024
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Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
Lottery players can buy Mega Millions tickets at most local gas stations, convenience stores and supermarkets until sales end at 10:45 p.m. on drawing night.
—Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
All Winn-Dixie supermarkets and liquor stores will be closed on Christmas, the company told USA TODAY.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
To fight the deep pockets of Walmart, Amazon, and even Costco, supermarkets need scale to match prices and quality, said Kestenbaum, who writes regularly on consumer M&A and urged the two grocers to merge as early as 2020.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Supermarket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supermarket. Accessed 2 Jan. 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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