Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shop (around)
Verb
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Perplexity could take a simple search for a product and comparison shop in the background.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Will the two be allowed to wed, or will Ellen’s brothers, quarrelling over their father’s chair, bargain her off to other suitors to improve their chances?—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
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Most had quarrelled with someone right before the act.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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Tennessee’s Republicans, who hold stable supermajorities in state government, were always going to clash with the mayor.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The impact on lottery prizes is probably the last thing that the central bank and the White House concern themselves with when clashing over what to do with interest rates.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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All four umpires form a circle and leave room for one representative from each team to exchange lineup cards.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (L) exchanges documents with Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) prior to the meeting with President of Russia, May 7, 2025 in Moscow, Russia.—
Robert Birsel
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Coaches are also bickering about money, a topic that would have felt out of place 10 years ago.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The crew members bicker among themselves.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Awarded a second-half penalty against Bremen, Patrik Schick and Exequiel Palacios squabbled over who should take it, in a cliche of team dysfunction.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
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Among the cast of preposterous characters, Sofie Grabol and Soren Malling are Margrethe and Werner, the squabbling couple who own the Airbnb.—
Caryn James,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This has forced Russia to lean heavily on China specifically in order to prop up its wartime economy and most importantly, continue trading its most important commodity crude oil.—
Earl Carr,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Dallas Cowboys team owner Jerry Jones’ decision to trade Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers a week before the 2025 season began certainly raised eyebrows about his role as general manager.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Shop (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shop%20%28around%29. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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