shop around
phrasal verb
shopped around; shopping around; shops around
1
: to look for the most suitable item or service for the lowest price
Shop around first before you buy a car.
She is shopping around for a bank with low fees.
2
: to try to get a company to publish or produce (something)
He shopped his manuscript around, but no publishers were interested.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
While the cancellations of crime solvers FBI: Most Wanted, FBI: International and S.W.A.T. could bode well for The Equalizer, CBS will likely be shopping around for a new lead-out from the final season of Monday sitcom The Neighborhood in 2025-26.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Unfortunately, Illinois homeowners socked with double-digit annual insurance premium increases may have little recourse other than to shop around for the best rates and perhaps reinforce their property to better weather upcoming storms, Scarr said.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
If this option sounds right for your situation, take some time to shop around for the best debt consolidation loans.
—Ashley Donohoe, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
While the cancellations of crime solvers FBI: Most Wanted, FBI: International and S.W.A.T. could bode well for The Equalizer, CBS will likely be shopping around for a new lead-out from the final season of Monday sitcom The Neighborhood in 2025-26.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Unfortunately, Illinois homeowners socked with double-digit annual insurance premium increases may have little recourse other than to shop around for the best rates and perhaps reinforce their property to better weather upcoming storms, Scarr said.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
If this option sounds right for your situation, take some time to shop around for the best debt consolidation loans.
—Ashley Donohoe, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Shop around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shop%20around. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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