shop (around)

verb

Definition of shop (around)next
as in to comparison shop

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  1. quarrel
  2. clash
  3. exchange
  4. bicker
  5. squabble
  6. trade
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  • Hans Castorp’s companions at the sanatorium’s five lavish daily meals are a cosmopolitan and macabre gallery of mostly young people who fill the endless hours gossiping, flirting, quarreling, philosophizing, and waiting to recover or die.
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Last year, the province of Dhi Qar quarreled with neighboring Basra over water use.
    Mukad Al Jabbari, Foreign Affairs, 23 Aug. 2015
Definition of quarrel
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  • Two worlds, one of a dwindling aristocracy, and the other of racing capitalism converge and throw up a whirlwind of clashing ambitions, steamy romance, chic couture and fashion-forward Instagrammable moments.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
  • As with Philadelphia’s Roosevelt Boulevard, the width and traffic speed of state roads in urban neighborhoods now frequently clash with local desires for street safety, quality transit service, and pedestrian comfort.
    David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of clash
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  • The company’s at-home kits allow customers to exchange a saliva sample for insights into their genome relating to things such as their possible ancestry, health, and food preferences.
    Bruce Gil, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The independent investigators also reported that Welby and Smyth crossed paths at Christian holiday camps run by a British trust from 1975 to 1979 and exchanged Christmas cards for several years.
    Hannah Peart, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of exchange
Verb
  • Milo and Roman are bickering over their shared room, and Justin is eager to celebrate his special day.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
  • On Monday, after Rodgers and former head coach Robert Saleh had spent several months bickering over topics such as unexcused absences and cadence, the irritable quarterback won out again.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of bicker
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  • Harlin squabbled a lot, including with the producer David Nichols, who quit, as did the art director, Wolf Kroeger.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
  • As Shannon leaves, Vicki and Tamra are squabbling like two parents with conflicting ideas of what their kid needs.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2024
Definition of squabble
Verb
  • The two have traded off leads in the last few days.
    Alexcia Negrete, Orange County Register, 12 Nov. 2024
  • After getting bounced from the 2023 playoffs, Milwaukee traded Jrue Holiday, Grayson Allen a future first-round pick and two future swaps for Lillard.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of trade
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