mall
noun
a large retail complex containing a variety of stores and often restaurants and other business establishments housed in a series of connected or adjacent buildings or in a single large building.
malls
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pluralof mall.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Amid changes at retail stores and malls — where it had a lot of stores — analysts said Children’s Place didn’t change enough.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026
In the sprawling former industrial city of Osasco, shuttered factories have given way to a shopping malls and delivery app tech companies in what is now dubbed São Paulo's "Silicon Valley."
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
In the decades that followed, he helped transform U.S. retail by building shopping centers across America, starting with strip malls and moving onto giant projects such as the Mall of America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
The 67-year-old developer is behind popular L.A. malls, including the Grove and the Americana at Brand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Eventually, primitive life develops, and then shopping malls.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
