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

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

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

The weekend after I was nominated, I tried to go to the grocery store.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

And Nan went with it, taking me to the grocery store and daycare with my handbag hat, smiling the whole time.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry