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verb (intr, adverb) informal

to visit a number of shops or stores to compare goods and prices

to consider a number of possibilities before making a choice

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showing self-respect

treating others with kindness

acting selfishly

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Words nearby shop around

shoot the works, shoot through, shoot-up, shop, shopaholic, shop around, shop assistant, shopbot, shopcraft, Shope, shopfitter

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How to use shop around in a sentence

Have you looked around the American Dental Association website for an explanation of how fluoridation actually works?
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Added to drinking water at concentrations of around one part per million, fluoride ions stick to dental plaque.
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST
Then Ziegler tosses the buff LaBeouf around like a rag doll.
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In straight relationships with an age gap, words like ‘gold-digger’ and ‘trophy wife’ get thrown around.
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Toomey glides around the room like a Brazilian capoeira dancer.
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Descending the Alps to the east or south into Piedmont, a new world lies around and before you.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
Davy looked around and saw an old man coming toward them across the lawn.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
This, however, did not apply to the waters lying directly around the Poloe and Flatland groups.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
But at the instant I caught a sight of my counterfeit presentment in a shop window, and veiled my haughty crest.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
At present, Louis was too self-absorbed by the struggles within him, to look deep into what was passing around him.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter

Other Idioms and Phrases with shop around

shop around

Look for the best bargain, opportunity, or the like, as in This job offers only minimum wage so she decided to shop around for one with better pay. This expression alludes to looking in different stores in search of bargains or a particular item. [c. 1920]

Look for a buyer for, offer for sale to various parties, as in The company is now being actively shopped around. [Second half of 1900s]