shopping mall
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of shopping mall
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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Buc-ee’s, the Texas-based chain highlighted in a Transportation Security Administration World Cup travel guide, has become a particular point of curiosity, with visitors describing it as part gas station, part shopping mall and part spectacle.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
On a recent afternoon, English-speaking schoolchildren ordered colorful beverages at Starbucks in a slick shopping mall filled with premium boutiques and tech offices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
The K-shaped-economy phenomenon was in evidence at one large shopping mall in New York state.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
He has meanwhile launched another series on YouTube, "The Oldest View", which follows the exploration of an abandoned subterranean shopping mall.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
Baba drops the three of us off at the Ridgeford shopping mall.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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