Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shop (around)
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Patients now have the ability to comparison shop, evaluate options and manage costs – but often without clear pricing.—
Deidre Popovich,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026 -
Use services such as Google Flights to comparison shop and set up alerts for price changes.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Now might not seem the moment for Democrats to be quarrelling, but many of them believe that the only way to build the Party back up is to remake it.—
Amy Davidson Sorkin,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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The lack of money has, at times, led to quarrelling between the services - most notably pitting the navy against the army and the Royal Air Force.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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Their startup, known as Uber, initially clawed its way to success with a growth-at-all-costs strategy that sometimes involved operating without municipal consent, ignoring court orders and clashing with local regulations.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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Higher petrol costs have sparked deadly protests and strikes across Africa, with demonstrators in Comoros, Kenya, and Mozambique clashing with authorities in recent days.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
22 May 2026
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Despite the current ceasefire starting a month and a half ago, Israel and Hezbollah have been exchanging attacks during that time.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 May 2026
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There is a whiff of anxiety in the letters that Major Henry Gladwin, in charge of the fort, exchanged with General Jeffrey Amherst, his commander, about this execution.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
Verb
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While the concrete cured, the starting eight matches of the first-ever World Cup were relocated to Pocitos and Gran Parque Central, the home grounds of capital rivals Peñarol and Nacional, who'd been bickering since their first meeting in July 1900.—
Paul Jebara,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 May 2026
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SpaceX and the Pentagon have been bickering about the price of using Starshield satellite service during the Iran war, according to a Reuters report published today.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
26 May 2026
Verb
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Then there are the lesser houses, the lower fiefdoms squabbling over the crumbs that fall from the big kids’ table.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
14 May 2026
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Clarity, short for Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, passed the House of Representatives last year but has faced setbacks in the Senate Banking Committee as banks and stablecoin companies squabble over the question of how and when rewards can be paid on stablecoin balances.—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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Mike Vorkunov Bridges steady in win Remember when there were questions as to whether Bridges, the man traded for five first-round picks, should be starting?—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
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While Chinese tech giants such as ByteDance and Huawei are not publicly traded, a slew of homegrown semiconductor, high-tech parts and AI model companies have listed in the last few years.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
24 May 2026
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“Shop (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shop%20%28around%29. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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