Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shop (around)
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The women encourage their children to quarrel and fight, and teach them how it is done by actual combats with their neighbors.—
Robert Loerzel,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025 -
Now isn’t the time to quarrel with the coach, so, purely for context: Atkinson was an assistant on the last Golden State Warriors team to win a title in 2022, but Poole did not start next to Curry.—
Joe Vardon,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Although the IndyCar race starts 90 minutes after the Bristol race, the events will likely clash.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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Since then, Angel has been clashing with Slingshot, the production company behind David, over its rights as the film’s distributor.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Bulldogs stormed back and cut the lead to one with 29 seconds left after both teams exchanged buckets for several minutes.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
21 Mar. 2025
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The eldest Duggar daughter, got engaged June 15 and exchanged vows during a traditional ceremony in front of 500 guests in Prairie Grove, Ark.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Force an impatient couple to bicker in Route 23 traffic.—
Tyler Buchanan,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
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Somehow McKay keeps the movie spinning even after Dale and Brennan stop bickering and start sticking together: Adam Scott, as Brennan’s snobby, overachieving brother, makes a terrific common enemy.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
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The same figure fits seamlessly into competing narratives, suggesting the totalizing intractability of their opposition—the two sides are left squabbling over ownership of the facts like a couple splitting marital assets.—
Molly Fischer,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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The veteran pair also squabble over the ball like teenagers when trying to retrieve it out of the net after Portugal’s opening goal.—
Tim Spiers,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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Russia and Ukraine continued to trade strikes overnight after Trump's conversation with Putin.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2025
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More shoppers are trading premium grocery items for practical staples, focusing on meals that are affordable, efficient, and easy to stretch without sacrificing flavor.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Shop (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shop%20%28around%29. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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