department store

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Recent Examples of department store In the episode, a woman named Marsha White goes to a department store looking for a gift for her mother and is directed to an empty elevator by an operator who takes her to the seemingly nonexistent ninth floor. Megan McCluskey, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025 Clearly, Bergdorf is upping its game this Spring as the stunning new Printemps department store opening on Wall Street gives everyone a run for their money. Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025 In addition to Harrods, the brand has linked with Istanbul department store Beymen, recently hosting a lunch with premium clients attended by Rachid, as well as Berlin’s multibrand fashion mecca Lou & the Finches, which opened an apartment-style pop-up to showcase the Retori collection. Martino Carrera, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025 That followed weak guidance from others, including department store chain Kohl's. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for department store
Recent Examples of Synonyms for department store
Noun
  • Stores in Democratic or Republican Counties in America Each chain store’s red/blue distribution.
    Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
  • In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the giant Tower Records on 66th Street and Broadway was as close to a formal meeting place for gay men as a chain store could get.
    Mark Harris, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Going back in time, most Minnesota small towns shared similarities, including schools, drug stores, variety stores, cafes, churches, hardware stores, bars, baseball fields, gas stations, volunteer fire departments, American Legions and local newspapers.
    Tom Redman, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Here are just some of the everyday items that would be affected if duties on goods from China, Canada and Mexico take effect. Miami, Five Below, discount variety store merchandise.
    Melissa Repko,Gabrielle Fonrouge,Michael Wayland,Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Pegasus Creative Reuse is part thrift shop, part art supply store and part scavenger hunt.
    Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Steal one from your mother or grandmother (or pick one up from the thrift shop) for the most authentic look.
    Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Salem, circa 1955: Before the opening of Walmart, many small-town main streets were home to a Ben Franklin dime store, one of which was under the franchise that gave Sam Walton his start in Newport, 1945.
    Ray Hanley, arkansasonline.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Werewolf Lawyer has its own distinct look, a pulp paperback straight from the golden age of dime store novels done by Ian Klarer.
    Jef Rouner, Chron, 14 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Here is the adorable moment (but be aware there is a curse word in this exchange).
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
  • But police allege that Sullivan was lying during that exchange.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2025

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“Department store.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/department%20store. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.

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