Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shopping (around)
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The committee agreed that Wednesday's death was a tragedy, but McCollum said the mayor's rhetoric contributes to people clashing with ICE agents.—
Chris Hoffman,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026 -
After clashing with coworkers, the character resigned from the force.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
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The discovery was entirely by chance, and happened when an officer responded to Mirella's parents' residence after neighbors reported quarreling, per several outlets.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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The political malaise risks metastasizing into an economic crisis because the quarreling political parties cannot agree on a way forward, such as passing a budget and addressing the country's alarming budget deficit and mounting national debt.—
John Toher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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But there was plenty of wrangling ahead.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Legal wrangling ahead of the trial had stretched out over 14 months, while lawyers and law-enforcement agents pored over hundreds of pages of filings, reports, and statements, and watched scores of video clips.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Shopping (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shopping%20%28around%29. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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