shop around
verb
shopped around; shopping around; shops around
1
: to look for the most suitable item or service for the lowest price
Shop around first before you buy a car.
She is shopping around for a bank with low fees.
2
: to try to get a company to publish or produce (something)
He shopped his manuscript around, but no publishers were interested.
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Consider shopping around online, then, to see what options are available, as online banks tend to have better rates and terms than banks with in-person branches do.
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Matt Richardson, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Inside, runners received their bibs, listened to panels on aspects of marathoning and the race itself and shopped around for swag.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
Now, bagel shops around the country are getting serious coin from investment funds.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026
New Yorkers cannot shop around for another electric provider.
—Shahana Hanif, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
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Matt Richardson, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Inside, runners received their bibs, listened to panels on aspects of marathoning and the race itself and shopped around for swag.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
Now, bagel shops around the country are getting serious coin from investment funds.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026
New Yorkers cannot shop around for another electric provider.
—Shahana Hanif, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for shop around
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“Shop around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shop%20around. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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