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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So a lying government which pursues different goals at different times has constantly to rewrite its own history.

— David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
South Korean riser Haeran Ryu pursues her third major win in a row.

— Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of pursues

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The suit seeks compensatory and punitive damages and names Arellano in his individual capacity as the sole defendant.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2026
Cooke — who has the backing of House Democrats' campaign arm, which considers the seat a top target as the party seeks to regain the majority — beat progressive Emily Berge to win the Democratic nomination.

— Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of seeks

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By contrast, a research assistant who simply looks up stock market data from Brazil, for example, could easily be replaced by AI.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
The stunner builds upon the boat builder’s existing Ultima 55 but adds a dose of Brabus’s propensity for dialing performance and looks up to 11.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 28 July 2026

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