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shopped (around)

verb

past tense of shop (around)
as in comparison shopped

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  1. clashed
  2. quarreled
  3. exchanged
Verb
  • Dino recently clashed with Justice André Mendonca, who was appointed by Bolsonaro.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026
  • At the Season 2 premiere in London, Brosnan was asked about the behind-the-scenes drama involving Tom Hardy, who reportedly clashed with showrunner Jez Butterworth and had timekeeping issues on set.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of clashed
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  • In Krisevich’s case, Konovalova repeatedly quarreled with the artist and his wife until the couple ultimately escaped Russia in December 2025.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of quarreled
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  • McConnell exchanged passes with Mac Allister before progressing the ball forward to Ngumoha.
    — Andy Jones, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Americans in the 1960s knew Francis Gary Powers as the CIA pilot of a secret U-2 spy plane shot down in 1960 over Soviet Russia, who was exchanged in a prisoner swap in 1962, during the peak of the Cold War.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of exchanged
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“Shopped (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shopped%20%28around%29. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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