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
  • The record labels’ personas and allies clashed in what came to be known as the battle between the East and West Coast rap worlds.
    — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Israel continues to clash with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon and Hamas operatives in Gaza, while the Houthis have attacked ships in the Red Sea.
    — Arsalan Shahla, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of clash
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  • 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
  • There were the two seen squabbling with Jackie last month, another Shadow batted out of the nest before Luna and Sandy left and now eaglet KD1 is making her presence known.
    — Joy Benedict, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The squabbling banter between the two is priceless, even endearing.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
Definition of squabble
Verb
  • García, who led the National League in slugging before getting traded, now has 25 homers on the season.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilwoman Nithya Raman traded sharp attacks Wednesday night over homelessness, policing, housing, and the city’s struggling economy in the first major debate of the general election campaign.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 20 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 22 Aug. 2026.

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