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Definitions

shopping center

NOUN
collection of stores in one place
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arcade bazaar flea market mall plaza shopping mall
WEAK
agora concentrated area for shopping emporium fair galleria market marketplace mart mini-mall piazza shopping complex shopping plaza strip mall

Example Sentences

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After most appointments, my mom would pull her van into the Starbucks parking lot in the shopping center next door.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

The building with a red-brick facade and bright green letters anchors a small shopping center in the suburban area.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Westminster Mall, a once-popular shopping center that has been desecrated by graffiti and vandalism since it closed last year, is on track for demolition soon.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

But it never even opened as the shopping center it was meant to be, with a five-star hotel and a helicopter pad.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

A small bakery, its windows filled with decorated cakes and layered pastries, also did business in the second part of the shopping center.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt