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as in store
also shoppe
an establishment where goods are sold to consumers
the only shop that has that video game in stock is halfway across the state
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as in terminology
the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field
the patient impressed her cardiologist with her ability to talk shop
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as in to inform (on)
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Recent Examples of shop
George Avalos, The Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2024
The project would bring 894 apartments to the Arts District along with restaurants, offices, shops, a hotel and a charter elementary school.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Many are sold in trippy-looking packaging at convenience stores, smoke and vape shops, and online.
—Will Stone, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024
By Emma Whitford, Forbes Staff Since setting up shop in Atlanta in 2009, leaders from the ATM and self-checkout technology provider NCR Voyix have become frequent faces on the Georgia Institute of Technology campus.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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Noun
When first proposed a few years ago, the mixed-use development at 4300 Stevens Creek Blvd. was envisioned as a hub for offices, apartments, shops, restaurants and a hotel.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2024
The project would bring 894 apartments to the Arts District along with restaurants, offices, shops, a hotel and a charter elementary school.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Many are sold in trippy-looking packaging at convenience stores, smoke and vape shops, and online.
—Will Stone, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024
By Emma Whitford, Forbes Staff Since setting up shop in Atlanta in 2009, leaders from the ATM and self-checkout technology provider NCR Voyix have become frequent faces on the Georgia Institute of Technology campus.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shop
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Customers can use the company's store locator to find specific store hours.Louisville Courier Journal, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Jan. 2025
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The affected product has a best-by date of December 10, 2024, and is no longer on store shelves, a notice shared to the FDA website on Tuesday says.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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Here are today's top stories: From an interstate shooting in Laurel County resulting in a multi-day manhunt to a factory explosion in the Clifton neighborhood, there have been many notable moments in Louisville and Kentucky during the past year.Stephanie Stremplewski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Dec. 2024
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Volvo, the Swedish company, recently began erecting a truck factory.Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Sometimes, they're stated in legal terminology that's hard to decipher.Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
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Mirror the terminology used in the job posting to reflect your alignment with the company’s objectives.Andrew Fennell, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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That approach comes from decades of tough mill workers who just didn't have the time or temperament to be BS'd by somebody.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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The brawny mill is connected to a five-speed manual that routes power to the rear wheels and produce 335 hp and 440 ft lbs of torque.Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
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Jones and Brody learned Hungarian and worked with a dialect coach for the movie.Carole Horst, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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Turns out, dat good ole dialect is a put-on: James speaks like a professor.Rachel Flynn, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
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Although she’s been known for the outsized physicality of her theatrical performances — see her memorably witchy turn in Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth — Hunter’s work here is almost eerily still.Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
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Both movies were box office successes, with Dafoe’s turn as the Spider-Man villain being considered one of the most iconic turns in a comic book movie.Zack Sharf, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
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Shortly before resigning, Tavares announced Stellantis would lay off 1,100 Ohio Jeep plant employees, a move that has since been rolled back by the company.Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Left outdoors, the plants naturally bloom in late spring each year.Janet Carson, arkansasonline.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Some assert that generative AI is going to slowly but surely change our vocabulary.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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Annotated Liz Tracey April 19, 2024 Noah Webster’s American Dictionary of the English Language declared Americans free from the tyranny of British institutions and their vocabularies.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shop. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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