Thesaurus results for SHOP (AROUND)

shop (around)

verb

Definition of shop (around)

as in to comparison shop

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With the recent proliferation of agents and their ability to comparison shop for higher-yielding investments (just like buying a sweater), financial stocks have taken a hit.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Her friends use Gemini to comparison shop for pricey items such as washing machines.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of comparison shop

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The film’s drama, though, centers more on Nakamura and Ei, who joined forces to compose a series of hits in the 1960s but quarreled and parted as Nakamura spiraled into alcoholism.

— Mark Schilling, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026
The two were among two quarreling groups inside the club that began to fight, according to the report.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of quarrel

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Police detained three people after some demonstrators clashed with officers outside the court complex.

— Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Stevens supported El-Sayed after the primary, but the two have clashed publicly in the days ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections.

— Theodoric Meyer, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of clash

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This, in turn, affects another scene (albeit a smaller one) in which Ravana and his siblings bicker over whether to kidnap Sita in the first place.

— Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2026
The two are fond but sick of each other, at times bickering with real melancholy and malice.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of bicker

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Mills, sympathetic to conspiratorial beliefs about the 2020 election and hailed by some election skeptics as a champion of voting integrity, has long clashed with members, squabbling over his power.

— Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026
First, as the teenagers squabble about whether to follow him, Greene’s character misses his line.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of squabble

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Then on Tuesday came news the Chiefs had traded for Colts wide receiver Josh Downs, giving Mahomes another weapon on offense.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2026
Brown ran into early foul trouble and scored only 13 points in his first game against Boston since the 2024 NBA Finals MVP was traded over the summer to the Sixers.

— CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026

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