shopping (around)

present participle of shop (around)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shopping (around)
Verb
  • The Israeli Premier League match was due to be played at Bloomfield Stadium, which is shared by the two rivals, but videos on social media showed fans clashing with police both inside and outside the area.
    Amy Woodyatt, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Mads Claus Rasmussen | Afp | Getty Images Several Novo Nordisk board members will step down from their positions after clashing with the controlling shareholder on the make-up of the firm.
    April Roach, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The discovery was entirely by chance, and happened when an officer responded to Mirella's parents' residence after neighbors reported quarreling, per several outlets.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The political malaise risks metastasizing into an economic crisis because the quarreling political parties cannot agree on a way forward, such as passing a budget and addressing the country's alarming budget deficit and mounting national debt.
    John Toher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • What Happens Next Over the next two weeks, the Comey case shifts from procedural wrangling to substantive tests that will determine its future.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The most difficult part was tracking down the beginning and end of each cord and wrangling the three giant pieces.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Shopping (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shopping%20%28around%29. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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