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
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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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Car parts that have been altered or exchanged Cars that feature aftermarket components or enhancements that alter their function may void their warranty.—
Kate Tully Ellsworth,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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The headline feature is the introduction of default end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for messages exchanged between iPhones and Android phones for the first time.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Whereas The Late Show’s prior steward, David Letterman, was happier to playfully bicker with guests, his successor took a surprisingly heady path.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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Since then, showrunner Tim Minear and the rest of the writers have played up the actors' natural chemistry, playing into both the characters' bickering dynamic and their willingness to do anything, including risking their lives, for one another.—
Sabienna Bowman,
PEOPLE,
9 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 26 May. 2026.
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