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Synonyms

strip mall

American  

noun

  1. a retail complex consisting of stores or restaurants in adjacent spaces in one long building, typically having a narrow parking area directly in front of the stores.

Etymology

Origin of strip mall

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

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Around the crack of dawn, a line begins forming at a strip mall in Hyattsville, Maryland, as residents ranging from students to delivery workers and federal contractors wait to sign up for food assistance.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

When Medallion launched in 1988 and started compounding at 66% annually, Simons didn’t celebrate by going on television, mostly because he was too busy hiring cryptographers to work in a Long Island strip mall.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 15, 2025

Any treatment offered in a strip mall or marketed as life extension deserves immediate skepticism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

The businesses neighboring the Country Kitchen in the strip mall along PCH have all had to adapt to the aftermath of the fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2025

Afterward, I take her out for a Valentine’s Day dinner at my favorite restaurant, Happy Family, which sits at the end of a strip mall about fifteen miles from home.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven

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