shaped
adjective
of a definite form, shape, or character (often used in combination).
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shaped
American
[sheypt]
/ ʃeɪpt /
adjective
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of a definite form, shape, or character (often used in combination).
a U-shaped driveway.
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designed to fit a particular form, body, or contour.
a shaped garment.
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Furniture. having other than a plane surface.
-shaped
British
/ ʃeɪpt /
combining form
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It arrives as audiences and filmmakers signal an openness to revisiting stories about women long shaped by men accustomed to processing female identity through a saint-sinner binary.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
“We see the immediate gold-price setup being shaped by three measurable forces: Treasury yields, the U.S. dollar, and demand for safe-haven assets,” Zaye Capital Markets chief investment officer Naeem Aslam says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Iconic painter shaped one of the most distinctive styles in modern popular culture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
"They financed wars, shaped modern industry, and built ports, canals and thriving cities, helping make Britain a global and imperial force," Pettigrew said.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Flames shaped like arms sprout out from the sides of the cyclone and swat the wizards away.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
Also appealing and true to its common name, but for brighter light: string of pearls, Senecio rowleyanus, a South African species with succulent pea-sized and -shaped leaves that cascade over a pot edge.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2021
Into that -shaped void has been thrust the third series of the French law and order procedural, Spiral.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 2, 2011
Since some people are convinced that dowsing, A B a method of finding underground water with a Y -shaped stick, is effective, but others condemn the procedure ~ mere superstition.
From SAT Tests
Above the bodice was nearly always seen the -shaped opening of the under petticoat bodice, and across and above that, the white embroidered or crimped chemise.
From English Costume by Dion Clayton Calthrop
These were patterns made up of squares or -shaped lines interlaced and made to seem intricate, though originally simple.
From Architecture Classic and Early Christian by T. Roger (Thomas Roger) Smith
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