shopping center
Americannoun
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shopping centers
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of shopping center
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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Today, the shopping center is home to senior apartments, a gym and fast-casual chains Papa John’s and Subway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The lyrics are sardonic: “If I were a shopping center, I’d sure be embarrassed / I know I’d never get a date with some cute little building, like from Paris.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
As if to emphasize the point, a month later, the company’s application to convert a shopping center in southeast London into almost 900 homes was rejected for a second time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
At a depth of 22 kilometers and 10 kilometers respectively, the tremors prompted screams of panic at a shopping center in Caracas, an AFP journalist observed.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
They passed the Thruway entry ramp and a shopping center backed up against the fast-moving highway.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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