Thesaurus results for SHOP (AROUND)

shop (around)

verb

Definition of shop (around)

as in to comparison shop

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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

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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
In fact, Twain might well have quarreled with the whole premise of celebrating America’s 250th birthday.

— Ron Chernow, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

Definition of quarrel

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An autonomous logistics platform may need to exchange live telemetry between factories, vehicles, weather systems, inventory databases and financial software simultaneously.

— Ivo Ivanov, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
The lawyers also requested that the state and federal governments preserve all evidence related to use-of-force incidents, including all video footage, incident reports, and messages exchanged among staff during the incident.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026

Definition of exchange

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Several weeks back, Clark and White were caught bickering during a timeout huddle against the expansion Portland Fire.

— Candace Buckner, New York Times, 27 June 2026
The plot centers on bickering couple Joe and Angela, who invite their noisy upstairs neighbors, Hawk and Piña, for dinner.

— Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

Definition of bicker

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The actor ended up calling attention to his own hat after squabbling with cast member Sarah Sherman — who, to match the country singer's vibe, pulled up in a cowboy hat, leaving Gosling as the odd man out.

— Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
With supply shrinking, the states continue squabbling.

— Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 26 June 2026

Definition of squabble

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