SHOPS (FOR) Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

shops (for)

verb

present tense third-person singular of shop (for)

as in pursues

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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The call comes as Washington pursues tentative outreach with China on coordinating AI developments, including through a possible deconfliction hotline with Beijing, though a similar mechanism notably failed during a 2001 security crisis.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Making a partial payment and changing how a debt collector pursues the remaining balance aren't necessarily the same thing.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of pursues

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Lee’s fiction, like 19th-century novels, seeks to engender sympathy by paying close attention to the lives of many varied characters.

— Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Naqvi’s visit comes as Pakistan seeks to facilitate dialogue between the United States and Iran, with the help of other regional countries.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of seeks

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As Antonio Silva looks up, Evanilson is between the two centre-backs.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
In a photo from the proposal that the San Francisco 49ers linebacker shared on Instagram, the former Bachelor contestant is seen holding a red rose as Warner looks up at her from one knee.

— Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2026

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