shopping (for)

present participle of shop (for)
as in pursuing
to go in search of engineers are still shopping around for solutions to several critical flaws in the aircraft's design

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shopping (for)
Verb
  • Instead of pursuing chances to pitch reboots of Hollywood’s most beloved properties, scraping the bottom of the barrel might afford you more opportunities to make films that truly feel your own.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The district has secured a $250,000 grant from the NFL Foundation and is pursuing a grant from the Green Bay Packers.
    Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • GCCs, in their earliest form, were remote offices handling finance, procurement and IT services for global firms seeking to cut operational costs.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Yet even among a number of Christians seeking to raise awareness and intensify efforts to put an end to systematic abuses committed by Boko Haram and other jihadi movements, the prospect of foreign intervention raises serious concerns.
    Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
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  • That’s one investment that has proved rather unfruitful so far, although things appear to be looking up for WBD investors currently with company on the auction block and simultaneously preparing to separate its cable operations and studios/streaming into to companies.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
  • In the Instagram carousel, Travis shared a photo of Rocky — already taking inspiration from his dad in a rock tee shirt and green and white sweatpants — showing off his curiosity by looking up at a sign of what appeared to be a yeti.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Shopping (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shopping%20%28for%29. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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