as in bought
made beforehand in large numbers
he served store-bought biscuits and airily pretended he had baked them himself
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Recent Examples of store-bought
And while hot honey can be store-bought, the spice levels always tend to differ from bottle to bottle.
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Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2025
Like potato chips—objectively better store-bought, don’t fight me on this—sometimes a factory just does it better.
—Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
Other factors also play into this, like whether the bread was homemade or store-bought and the general environment of your kitchen.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
Yo Mama’s Dairy-Free Caesar: Tasters found this contender for our best store-bought Caesar Salad dressing taste test too oily.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 13 Feb. 2025
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Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2025
Like potato chips—objectively better store-bought, don’t fight me on this—sometimes a factory just does it better.
—Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
Other factors also play into this, like whether the bread was homemade or store-bought and the general environment of your kitchen.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
Yo Mama’s Dairy-Free Caesar: Tasters found this contender for our best store-bought Caesar Salad dressing taste test too oily.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for store-bought
Adjective
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The chain said that refunds would be available to patrons who had pre-bought tickets.—
Patrick Frater,
Variety,
14 July 2022
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Cineplex has also begun offering refunds to all customers that pre-bought tickets for upcoming film screenings.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Jan. 2022
Adjective
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The store cuts come months after Kroger announced two rounds of layoffs of an unspecified number of non-store workers this spring.—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
20 June 2025
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Closures come after two rounds of layoffs The store closures come months after Kroger announced two rounds of layoffs of an unspecified number of non-store workers this spring.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
29 Nov. 2022
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“Store-bought.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/store-bought. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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