shopped (around)

verb

past tense of shop (around)
as in comparison shopped

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  1. clashed
  2. quarreled
  3. exchanged
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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 clashed
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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
  • Between these endpoints of hate and love came an hour-long C-SPAN broadcast, on November 30, 1993, in which the men quarrelled, teased, and fielded calls.
    — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of quarreled
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  • One operated during September and October 2025, while another contained messages exchanged later that year.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Depending on the program, the points might also be transferred or exchanged for other rewards.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 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 9 Nov. 2026.

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