go shopping

idiom

: to visit places where goods are sold in order to look at and buy things
We went shopping for a gift at the mall.

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For the descent stage, Lockheed would go shopping. Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 24 Oct. 2025 Will Lynch go shopping to bolster the roster soon? Cam Inman, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025 Blount used the money to pay her rent, go shopping at Saks and Belk, order from Amazon and UberEats and make a $15,750 payment to a used car dealership, records show. Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025 Wander through the property’s abundant gardens, go shopping in the quaint town of Ravello, embark on one of the property’s complimentary boat excursions, and most of all, eat some pasta. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for go shopping

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“Go shopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20shopping. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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