as in store
an establishment where goods are sold to consumers
an emporium for home electronic equipment filled with stuff I didn't know I needed but now desperately want
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Recent Examples of emporium
Another signal the curtain is rapidly closing on the NFL season is when the TV debate emporiums start discussing the NBA All-Star Game.
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Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 25 Jan. 2025
With a vast selection of restaurants, markets, and food emporiums, finding something to satisfy any craving is easy.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Discover local art and a cabin full of tea
From the museum, walk a block north on Bear Street, where several galleries and shops offer alternatives to the souvenir emporiums lining Banff Avenue (the town’s main street).
—Cindy Hirschfeld, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Over the past few decades, American food reporters and bloggers have often written about the French frozen-food emporium Picard with an air of scandal.
—Meghan McCarron, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2025
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Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 25 Jan. 2025
With a vast selection of restaurants, markets, and food emporiums, finding something to satisfy any craving is easy.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Discover local art and a cabin full of tea
From the museum, walk a block north on Bear Street, where several galleries and shops offer alternatives to the souvenir emporiums lining Banff Avenue (the town’s main street).
—Cindy Hirschfeld, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Over the past few decades, American food reporters and bloggers have often written about the French frozen-food emporium Picard with an air of scandal.
—Meghan McCarron, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emporium
Noun
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Jihan, 30, who worked in a farm supply store, had found those forces professional and respectful.—
Christina Goldbaum,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Among the organic products the company sells online and in stores are protein powders, snack bars and toothpaste.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Set right on the thoroughfare that runs through its famed namesake area, you are surrounded by a wealth of shops, restaurants, and historical sites.—
Christina Liao,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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The Chicago Pedway and underground shops were also flooded and 911 calls from office buildings began to roll in.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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At the local bazaar, similar ones might fetch a few hundred dollars at most.—
Simon Shuster,
TIME,
24 Mar. 2025
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The advisory committee comes as Toronto looks to go beyond its traditional film lineup and unofficial market to launch an official bazaar where media content buyers and sellers can set up shop, as at rival festivals like Cannes and Berlin with its European Film Market.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Emporium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emporium. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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