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
  • During his time in the Senate, Brattin was previously a member of the Conservative Caucus, which later rebranded as the Missouri Freedom Caucus, a group of hard-charging lawmakers that frequently quarreled with GOP leadership.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026
  • After their return to the Negev Lot and Abraham both have large flocks of livestock, but their herders begin to quarrel.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026
Definition of quarrel
Verb
  • Cassidy, a medical doctor, has since clashed with the HHS secretary on a number of occasions.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The candidates have been clashing over the personal history of DeBarros, who served 19 years in prison for a shooting in Waterbury at the age of 18 in 1996 before he was later pardoned by the state’s board of pardons and paroles.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of clash
Verb
  • German authorities said Russia organized the 2019 killing of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, a former Chechen rebel commander who was shot in a Berlin park by Vadim Krasikov, a hitman who was later greeted by Putin after he was exchanged in a spy swap.
    — Claudia Ciobanu, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • German authorities also said Russia organized the 2019 killing of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, a former Chechen rebel commander who was shot in a Berlin park by Vadim Krasikov, a hitman who was later greeted by Putin after he was exchanged in a spy swap.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of exchange
Verb
  • There’s striker Josie Gordon, bickering twin sisters Siobhan and Niamh, glove-shunning goalie Katie ‘Boots’ Quinn and couple Maddie and Margy.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Still bloody in last night’s clothing, the two fill a cart with candy and bicker contentedly about the state of the candy industry—arguably also a wink at the state of film.
    — JP Mangalindan, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of bicker
Verb
  • The squabbling banter between the two is priceless, even endearing.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
  • The Greek myths are rife with petty and meddlesome deities squabbling, playing favorites, punishing harshly, and otherwise wreaking havoc on the lives of mortal men.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Definition of squabble
Verb
  • The price of benchmark natural gas futures traded near their highest levels since the start of the Iran war this week, and almost twice as high as the same time last year.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The Bengals traded their first-round pick to the Giants to get Lawrence, while Allen signed during free agency after playing for the Vikings last season.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 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 17 Aug. 2026.

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