shopped (around)

past tense of shop (around)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shopped (around)
Verb
  • Fans have pointed to the former Big Machine label boss, who oversaw Swift’s early career and later clashed with her over ownership of her masters, as the likely target of this fiery track.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Peru Protestors clashed with police in Lima, the Peruvian capital, over the weekend as young demonstrators, joined by bus and taxi drivers, marched over growing economic insecurity.
    Connor Greene, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Most had quarrelled with someone right before the act.
    Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Bangkok and Phnom Penh have quarreled for decades over undemarcated parts of their 508-mile land border, which was first mapped by France in 1907 when Cambodia was its colony.
    Reuters, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The outlet also described gifts exchanged, including a framed photograph of Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Diggs did not draw the start at cornerback, as DaRon Bland’s return saw Diggs get exchanged out of the starting lineup instead of slot cornerback Reddy Steward.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Shopped (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shopped%20%28around%29. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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