go shopping
idiom
: to visit places where goods are sold in order to look at and buy things
We went shopping for a gift at the mall.
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Faith leaders, union representatives and community members are calling for a Day of Truth and Freedom on Friday, Jan. 23 — urging all Minnesotans not to go to work, school or go shopping in response to Operation Metro Surge.
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Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
Still, Dalton is now 1-6 as a starter in spot duty for the Panthers, and this game showed that Carolina is going to have to go shopping for a better veteran in the 2026 offseason, if not before.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2025
For the descent stage, Lockheed would go shopping.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Will Lynch go shopping to bolster the roster soon?
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
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Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
Still, Dalton is now 1-6 as a starter in spot duty for the Panthers, and this game showed that Carolina is going to have to go shopping for a better veteran in the 2026 offseason, if not before.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2025
For the descent stage, Lockheed would go shopping.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Will Lynch go shopping to bolster the roster soon?
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Go shopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20shopping. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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