shop (around)

verb

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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shop (around)
  1. quarrel
  2. clash
  3. exchange
  4. bicker
  5. squabble
  6. trade
Verb
  • People quarrel while pumpkins grow round on thick green vines.
    Laurel Snyder, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Authorities have battled and quarrelled to meet deadlines and targets.
    Peter Rutzler, The Athletic, 16 Apr. 2024
Definition of quarrel
Verb
  • After losing in their 2019 clash via unanimous decision, Dern will look to settle the score.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Doing so can get expensive as the moon and Venus clash!
    USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of clash
Verb
  • Dodgers reach deals at arbitration deadline Thursday was the Major League Baseball deadline for teams and arbitration-eligible players to agree to contracts before having to exchange figures for a potential arbitration hearing.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Gold — especially in bar form — is heavy, easy to steal and difficult to exchange for goods and services.
    Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of exchange
Verb
  • The pair grow up frequently bickering with each other but begin dating in high school—only to end their relationship on bad terms when Seok Ji-won abruptly leaves town with his family.
    Regina Kim, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The sellers are Lydia (Lisa Kudrow) and Paul (Ray Romano), bickering empty nesters saddled with financial woes and a dark secret.
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of bicker
Verb
  • The announcement from the 49-year-old speaker caps nearly two years of intraparty squabbling over how the House operates and how much, if any, say the Democrats should have in setting the chamber's legislative agenda.
    John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Trump has also repeatedly squabbled with Zuckerberg over the years.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of squabble
Verb
  • Friday night marked Randle’s first game back at Madison Square Garden since the Knicks traded him and Donte DiVincenzo to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the three-team blockbuster that brought center Karl-Anthony Towns to New York.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The Dodgers, like the 29 other MLB teams, would be eligible to trade for more international bonus pool money to sign Sasaki.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
Definition of trade
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