shop (around)

verb

Definition of shop (around)next
as in to comparison shop

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shop (around)
  1. comparison shop
  2. quarrel
  3. clash
  4. exchange
  5. bicker
  6. squabble
  7. trade
Verb
  • Patients now have the ability to comparison shop, evaluate options and manage costs – but often without clear pricing.
    — Deidre Popovich, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Use services such as Google Flights to comparison shop and set up alerts for price changes.
    — Bill Chappell, NPR, 11 Mar. 2026
Definition of comparison shop
Verb
  • Someone who has seen these messages told me that another theme in the chat, which disbanded in January because its members had begun to quarrel, was an impulse to expand into broader anti-labor activities.
    — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Sunday, a caller reported hearing two men quarreling and someone stating that a person would be taken into custody.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of quarrel
Verb
  • Over the six episodes, alliances shift, egos clash, and pressure builds as the group shrinks.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Fighters from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front have clashed with federal troops in the Tigray region, where a devastating two-year war ended in 2022.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of clash
Verb
  • During the journey, Choi exchanged text messages with her mother-in-law.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The gunman vanished into a home while exchanging shots with deputies, and he was later found in one of the bedrooms, officials said.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of exchange
Verb
  • Like law enforcement agents everywhere, they’re disposed to bickering about jurisdiction or pumping each other for off-limits information.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
  • While the boys bicker over stickball rules, old-timers Keith Hernandez, Willie Randolph and Tom Seaver argue from a stoop.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of bicker
Verb
  • First, as the teenagers squabble about whether to follow him, Greene’s character misses his line.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Later in the day, on the other hand, the artificial grass was hardly visible under the beach towels, and there were parents with squabbling children doing cannonballs into the pool.
    — Elvira Navarro, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of squabble
Verb
  • But Antetokounmpo has now played in a scrimmage at his new home arena in front of Heat fans after being traded to Miami this past summer.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Skydance will trade under the ticker SKYD on the New York Stock Exchange.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of trade
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“Shop (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shop%20%28around%29. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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