shopping (around)

present participle of shop (around)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shopping (around)
Verb
  • Footage of the protests showed Ecuadorians clashing with police forces in the capital city of Quito on Tuesday as protesters dismantled fences and barriers while police fired tear gas in the streets.
    Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Their clashing styles – and the undeniable spark growing between them – complicate their mission.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Will the two be allowed to wed, or will Ellen’s brothers, quarrelling over their father’s chair, bargain her off to other suitors to improve their chances?
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Integrating new sensors with legacy machines, wrangling huge data sets, and training personnel all require effort.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Wyatt exited and then returned to the project amid creative fissures, including wrangling over the movie’s tone, pacing, and length.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Shopping (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shopping%20%28around%29. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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