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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Meeting colleagues from neighboring industries, exchanging experiences and tips, and hopefully building a small network of like-minded people in the region.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026
After exchanging vows, the newlyweds slipped away for their first Champagne toast as husband and wife.

— Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of exchange

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The two are fond but sick of each other, at times bickering with real melancholy and malice.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
The two of them together, just 17 months apart, shared playlists, bickered over where to stop during Apple CarPlay calls, pulled up beside me and faded away with silly faces, encapsulating 20 years of my life in my rearview mirror.

— Robert Duffer, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 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

Verb

Their race started off heated again in 2026, with the campaigns trading claims over Bradley’s position on the legislation named for the Ukrainian refugee fatally stabbed on Charlotte’s light rail in 2025.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026
The campaigns traded invitations to other debates but were unable to reach an agreement.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of trade

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