Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shop (around)
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Use services such as Google Flights to comparison shop and set up alerts for price changes.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026 -
First, comparison shop your auto insurance policy to see what other providers may be offering you.—
Jim Wang,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Instead of bold action, English said, European leaders have quarreled over internal divisions and rivalries.—
Gavin J. Quinton
March 10,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Last year, the Legislature didn’t finalize its budget until two weeks before the annual budget cycle ended because the House and Senate quarreled over how to close a $4 billion spending gap.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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In Georgia, the protests come just days after ICE officers were deployed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and cities like Oakwood and Social Circle clash with the federal government over ICE detention facilities being built in their districts.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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After a mostly peaceful rally, demonstrators clashed with police, with officers firing rubber bullets, deploying flash-bangs and using tear gas on crowds after people threw rocks, bricks, bottles and commercial-grade fireworks at law enforcement.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Despite the lessons not usually being carried out in exchanging conversations, they’re seen in norms and conduct.—
Kenneth Okeke,
Hartford Courant,
23 Mar. 2026
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Last year, Politico reported on leaked Telegram chats spanning seven months from leaders of Young Republican chapters in several states—chairs, vice chairs, and committee members exchanging racist and anti-Semitic messages.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
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Marketa Daley’s three children weren’t quite old enough to bicker with each other when the family began hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in March 2022.—
David Gleisner,
Outside,
24 Mar. 2026
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Ukraine's European allies have promised to maintain their steadfast support, but bickering over a major 90 billion euro ($106 billion) European Union loan to cover Kyiv's military and economic needs for two years has reflected the mounting challenges.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The holdover Republicans who have remained attached to the party’s old identity (hawkish, pro-Israel, anti-Russia, opposed to anti-Semitism) have squabbled with its newer entrants.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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Out on the Florida Panhandle, oceanfront-property owners squabble with the public over beach access.—
Tyler Foggatt,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
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Due to the underwater belt’s sheer size, the monumental construction revealed a community dependent on whaling, as by-products became commodities to be exchanged and traded between these local groups.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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Donovan felt trapped between two urgent situations — caring for his family and guiding a Bulls roster through the turmoil of trading eight players and gaining seven new ones at the deadline.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Shop (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shop%20%28around%29. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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