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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Drought and tight cattle supplies are squeezing American beef production and inflating prices in the grocery aisle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Have you walked into a grocery store and checked out the price of beef recently?

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Should one person go grocery shopping for the whole weekend and we just pay them back?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Climbing inflation has boosted the raise that Social Security recipients are projected to receive next year, but it will come too late to help with the gas and grocery bills that are squeezing households today.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The closest grocery store was twenty miles away.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis