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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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

But this year’s wins follow a wave of labor actions in 2025, including strikes by nurses, grocery workers, Boeing machinists and Starbucks employees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

They come from different countries, different traditions, different corners of the grocery store.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Later that evening Dad and I went to the grocery store and stocked up on several bags of lemons and my secret sour ingredient, Lemonhead candy.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas