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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Mathieson runs his poker machine and pub empire, Australian Liquor and Hospitality, in a joint venture with supermarket giant Woolworths.
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Yessar Rosendar, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2025
Of Saturday’s big money Florida Lottery draws — Florida Lotto, Fantasy 5, Cash4Life, Powerball — the only jackpot win got shared by tickets sold at a Navarro Pharmacy and a supermarket.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2025
Police arrested nine people, including a juvenile, on Feb. 10 in connection with a robbery at a supermarket the previous day, officials said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2025
View Comments Large supermarkets and retail centers might have their own trucks that come to the warehouses, get the flowers, and bring them back to their own supermarket distribution centers, Boldt said, before being sent to individual stores all over the country.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
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Yessar Rosendar, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2025
Of Saturday’s big money Florida Lottery draws — Florida Lotto, Fantasy 5, Cash4Life, Powerball — the only jackpot win got shared by tickets sold at a Navarro Pharmacy and a supermarket.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2025
Police arrested nine people, including a juvenile, on Feb. 10 in connection with a robbery at a supermarket the previous day, officials said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2025
View Comments Large supermarkets and retail centers might have their own trucks that come to the warehouses, get the flowers, and bring them back to their own supermarket distribution centers, Boldt said, before being sent to individual stores all over the country.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Supermarket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supermarket. Accessed 21 Feb. 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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