Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shop (around)
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Few would quarrel with a program aimed at overcoming the isolation that deaf and hard-of-hearing people may experience, but its creation nearly a half-century ago illustrates the wheeling and self-dealing that dominated the Capitol in the 1970s and 1980s.—
Dan Walters,
Orange County Register,
5 Feb. 2025 -
Guests will never quarrel over space, as the folding bulwarks expand the beach club area in the stern, creating an alfresco hub of sociability.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
3 Feb. 2025
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Late last month, hockey fans in Boston booed the Canadian national anthem on the night before the U.S. and Canada clashed in the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament championship.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Trump, Maine governor clash in tense exchange at White House Yet the future of the Office for Civil Rights is uncertain.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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During season five’s ballet party, Gina and Mosley exchanged a look that alluded to either an existing affair or a future one.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Feb. 2025
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During a 2026 World Cup qualifier against Brazil in November 2023, Messi and Rodrygo exchanged insults.—
Felipe Cardenas,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Without politics to bicker over or political visions to debate, the candidates mostly pitched themselves and their personal connections to the community.—
Jesse Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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Meeting in Munich This combination of carping about America, bickering with each other, and grandstanding for the cameras has typified European responses to the Russian invasion of Feb. 24, 2022, and the three years of war that followed.—
Dominic Green,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Feb. 2025
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The mayor and trustees openly squabbled during Village Board meetings, and Henyard did not attend the last two board meetings prior to the primary election.—
Mike Nolan,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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These structural advantages keep the United States ahead—even as its politicians squabble.—
Michael Beckley,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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Smith eventually won the trust of Carroll and became the starter in 2022 after the Seahawks traded Wilson.—
The Athletic NFL Staff and more,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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And while shares trade at around 90 times forward earnings, analyst Itay Michaeli is still confident in their potential.—
Hakyung Kim,
CNBC,
7 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 12 Mar. 2025.
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