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Recent Examples of big box
Shopping at an understaffed big box store on a hot Sunday afternoon?
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Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2026
First, the big box retailer dropped some sourdough bread bowl packs and has now released a sweet (and enormous) new sourdough loaf that has shoppers excited.
—Molly Burford, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
Yet the shark lawyers just need a few early wins to punish the big box retailers for offering cut rate prices.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2026
First, the big box retailer dropped some sourdough bread bowl packs and has now released a sweet (and enormous) new sourdough loaf that has shoppers excited.
—Molly Burford, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
Yet the shark lawyers just need a few early wins to punish the big box retailers for offering cut rate prices.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for big box
Noun
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Take, for example, the former Royer's department store in downtown Greensburg, right along Main Street.—
Christopher DeRose,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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In the historic Whitely Building, the city’s first department store, tailoring now comes in the form of personalized itineraries incorporating massages, facials, ice baths, sleep tracking, quartz crystal beds, and much more, depending on what your biometrics reveal about you.—
CNT Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Along with the food shelf, the building also houses a thrift shop.—
Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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After Long Weekends Another good time of year to visit the thrift shop is right after a long weekend, no matter the time of year.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There are no big chain stores —aside from a lone Starbucks—and the community is deeply engaged, with roots that often stretch back generations.—
Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Feb. 2026
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In the past, Starbucks has distinguished itself from other chain stores by offering benefits atypical for hourly workers, including health benefits for part-time employees and free college tuition via a partnership with Arizona State University.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The devices have been reported at five bank branches as well as variety stores, Dollar General and Dollar Tree locations and corner mom-and-pop stores, McKeever said.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Signs posted at the discount variety store call attention to the penny shortage and urge customers to pay with exact change.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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And Black is a dime store paperback and pulp fiction aficionado, with the Bolan stories among his favorites.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
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Soon afterward, cheap paperback classics could be found everywhere from newsstands to dime stores.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Suburban Lawn and Garden, Kansas City, Missouri Among Suburban Lawn and Garden’s three locations, its superstore in the Kansas City neighborhood of Martin City is a local favorite for its aisles and aisles of houseplants, plants, shrubs, trees, and even topiaries and statuaries.—
Teresa Woodard,
Midwest Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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Nintendo New York—New York, New York Originally opened as the Pokémon Center New York in 2001, Nintendo New York is now a 10,000-square-foot superstore spread across two floors in Rockefeller Center.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Apr. 2026
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Romantic Venus sextiles dreamy Neptune, softening conversations and opening space for empathy, imagination, and meaningful exchange.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
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Minutes earlier, Kelsy took advantage of an uncharacteristically lax exchange, blindsiding Jeppe Tverskov to take possession and create an instant breakaway opportunity.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Big box.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20box. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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