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
  • Depending on the price tag that Las Vegas would place on Meyers, the 49ers should seriously consider pursuing a deal for him.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • For two decades, the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study discouraged many from pursuing hormone therapy—leaving an entire generation to suffer in silence.
    Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This philosophy applies to business owners seeking to develop managers and leaders within their organizations.
    Joe Boylan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • That’s good news for high-growth companies seeking to rally employees around workforce expansion.
    Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And that means things are looking up for Mia.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
  • But things have been looking up.
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 14 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 17 Oct. 2025.

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