grocery

[groh-suh-ree, groh-shree] / ˈgroʊ sə ri, ˈgroʊ ʃri /

NOUN

store that sells food and other commodities

Synonyms

STRONG

bodega greengrocery minimarket supermarket

WEAK

delicatessen market store

Example Sentences

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I’d go grocery shopping for her, and tried to help Baba with what he needed.

From Salon

Those extra costs come on top of higher price tags for groceries and other essentials.

From The Wall Street Journal

The pandemic and lockdowns revealed which workers were “essential”—including healthcare workers, grocery clerks, delivery drivers, meatpacking workers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Families across the country are being squeezed by rising costs, from housing to groceries.

From Salon

"Basically, you can go to the grocery store and the phone is used as a payment card, you can buy with it," explains Jonathan Crickx from Unicef.

From BBC