shopping center
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shopping center
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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Data centers serve that purpose nicely: Like all large-scale building projects, they ruffle local feathers; and their purpose, unlike an airport or a shopping center, requires explanation and so lends itself to conspiratorial Facebook posting.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Visits to retail locations on main streets fell 9.2%, while shopping center footfall fell 10.1%.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
McClung painted the flutist after hearing him in an empty parking structure beside the shopping center.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
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
Billy’s office was part of a suburban shopping center.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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