shop the stores

phrase

US
: to look throughout stores for something
They shopped the stores in search of gift ideas.

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“Shop the stores.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shop%20the%20stores. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.

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