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department store

NOUN
retail store
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chain store discount store shop store
WEAK
anchor store dime store five-and-dime store outlet store

Example Sentences

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Other assets include stakes in LIV Golf, U.K. department store chain Selfridges and Uber.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Get thee to a department store for some soft furnishings.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Left to talk, Jacobs whirls through stories of past, present and future: anecdotes about his grandmother planning her lunch spot around which department store she’d spend the day at, and memories of Bob Fosse films.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

The suspects targeted a Macy’s department store being fleeing in a white Lexus.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

So, after getting the medication, Grandma and I went over to the department store where we were met by Mother and Brother.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals