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shopping (for)

verb

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)
  1. pursuing
  2. seeking
  3. looking up
Verb
  • The Bears are pursuing a contentious move to Indiana, where state officials have offered over $1 billion in public support to build a new stadium in the northeast city of Hammond, just on the other side of the Illinois border.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • This conclusion drives home that Chris will never be able to fully vanquish evil; he’ll be stuck in a loop, eternally pursuing this specter.
    — Samantha Bergeson, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of pursuing
Verb
  • In February, the village filed suit against Fifth Third Bank seeking $2 million that officials allege the institution improperly paid out in fraudulent checks signed by Henyard.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • An official listed with the firm did not return emails seeking comment.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of seeking
Verb
  • And even when looking up close, the stylobate would look curved, not straight.
    — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
  • And now nearly three decades later, cyclists say things are looking up.
    — Sooji Nam, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of looking up
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“Shopping (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shopping%20%28for%29. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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