shopping (around)

verb

present participle of shop (around)
as in comparison shopping

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  1. clashing
  2. quarreling
  3. wrangling
Verb
  • The series starred Thompson, who also executive produced, as a former news anchor, who returns to her small town in Georgia to report on a murder and ends up clashing with her ex-husband, played by Bernthal.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Overton inherits an agency that has fired more than 3,000 staff in the past year, whose last commissioner resigned after clashing with the White House.
    — Julie F. Kay, STAT, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of clashing
Verb
  • Sunday, a caller reported hearing two men quarreling and someone stating that a person would be taken into custody.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • But for Benjamin Franklin, the Haudenosaunee’s federal governing model was a perfect solution for how to get quarreling colonies to work together.
    — Scott Baldauf, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of quarreling
Verb
  • We were drawn to his energy, his inventiveness and his calm-cool that’s vital to wrangling so many different parts, people and palettes.
    — Ashley SP, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
  • But wrangling leaders in both countries to take action could be a long shot.
    — Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of wrangling
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“Shopping (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shopping%20%28around%29. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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