superstore

American  

[soo-per-stawr, ‑-stohr] / ˈsu pərˌstɔr, ‑ˌstoʊr /

noun

1. a very large store, especially one stocking a wide variety of merchandise.

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superstore British  

/ ˈsuːpəˌstɔː /

noun

1. a very large supermarket, often selling household goods, clothes, etc, as well as food

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Etymology

Origin of superstore

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

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superstore

Summerween in “Gravity Falls” was more or less the same as regular Halloween — “a night to celebrate pure evil,” as Grunkle Stan puts it gleefully — with trick-or-treating, carved jack-o-watermelons, and a Summerween superstore.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

What’s Next: The people behind Amazon’s new superstore seem to want to prevent that.

From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026

The proposals, which have not yet been submitted for planning permission, include a giant flagship superstore on its 10-acre Park Royal site, near Acton, replacing the current store.

From BBC ● May 14, 2024

Best Buy eyed it for a superstore in the ’90s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2024

They marched toward the entrance of a huge superstore, where two columns of stacked dog food sacks rose like lumpy towers.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein