strip mall
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of strip mall
First recorded in 1990–95
Example Sentences
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“Backrooms,” the No. 1 movie in the country currently, is a horror movie that takes place in a seemingly endless liminal space that articulates itself as generic strip mall or office spaces.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2026
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
I am playing a gamed called “Election Day” at Appleseed Avenue, a relatively new escape room in a multi-story strip mall in Newhall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2025
Ten minutes later, we pulled into the strip mall lot.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
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