superstore

noun

su·​per·​store ˈsü-pər-ˌstȯr How to pronounce superstore (audio)
: a very large store often offering a wide variety of merchandise for sale

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Grocery stores now stock around 30,000 different items, Walmart sells 120,000 goods at its superstores and Amazon’s online catalog contains millions of products. Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 9 May 2025 Seven & i announced major changes, including board director Stephen Dacus taking over as chief executive officer, the sale of its superstore business for $5.4 billion, a share buyback program, and a listing of its U.S. business. Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025 An 11-year-old boy with autism went missing from a Santee superstore in San Diego was found wandering along a freeway, according to authorities. Angel Saunders, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025 Walmart's newest delivery service, which launched this week at a superstore in Mesquite, Texas, marks the debut of a sophisticated pair of mother-baby drones from Zipline. Joann Muller, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for superstore

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First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of superstore was in 1915

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“Superstore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superstore. Accessed 26 May. 2025.

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superstore

noun
su·​per·​store -ˌstō(ə)r How to pronounce superstore (audio)
-ˌstȯ(ə)r
: a very large store often offering a wide variety of goods for sale

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