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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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Here is what may be next for Israel and Gaza Under the ceasefire deal, which came into effect on January 19, Hamas has so far exchanged 33 Israeli hostages for about 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees and has also freed five Thai hostages.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025
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Former board chair Kim Silvers, who was owner and founder of Silvers HR, LLC, exchanged human resources services for on-air announcements of her business, according to documents obtained by The Sacramento Bee.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
10 Mar. 2025
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The 39-year-old victim and her boyfriend, identified by sources as 34-year-old Daquan Spence, bickered over smokes in their apartment on 155th St. near Baisley Blvd.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 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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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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Iran, Israel Tensions Iran and Israel have been trading strikes prompted by the Gaza war, with the IRGC recently announcing Iran will carry out another military operation against Israel, according to state media agencies.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
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 14 Mar. 2025.
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