of a definite form, shape, or character (often used in combination).
a U-shaped driveway.
designed to fit a particular form, body, or contour.
a shaped garment.
Furniture. having other than a plane surface.
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The trend underscores how dissent is increasingly being shaped by internet culture, particularly among the Gen Z.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Researchers have now shown that specially shaped light can act as a similar type of threaded probe, interacting differently with molecules depending on their handedness.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
In the living room, a blue resin coffee table shaped like a candy wrapper adds to the playful feel, along with vintage candy dishes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
The photo will be displayed in the gallery's History Makers Now space, which celebrates figures who have shaped contemporary culture.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
As the pilots trained at Area 51, people all over the American West started seeing oddly shaped ships soaring far higher than any plane they knew of.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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 Calthrop, Dion Clayton
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 Smith, T. Roger (Thomas Roger)
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