shopping mall
Americannoun
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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
"It's more a theme park than a shopping mall," Germany supporter Michael Karg, 48, said as he fingered through an A-Z list of restaurants on a digital directory.
From Barron's • Jun. 27, 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
Step into pretty much any shopping mall in Singapore and you're likely to find queues snaking outside shops with catchy names and bright-coloured branding.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
I found myself staring at every McDonalds, every kid in the back of his parents’ car, every billboard and shopping mall.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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