shaped
adjective
of a definite form, shape, or character (often used in combination).
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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Example Sentences
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Which led me to seek out William Silber, who literally wrote the book on the subject, The Story of Silver: How the White Metal Shaped America and the Modern World.
From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026
Mr. Segal is chief political commentator on Israel’s Channel 12 News and author of “A Call at 4 AM: Thirteen Prime Ministers and the Crucial Decisions that Shaped Israeli Politics.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
But, no, it would not be the long-awaited 10th studio album from Radiohead, its last release having been the gloomy but beautiful “A Moon Shaped Pool” in 2016.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025
The British band last performed together when they brought their Moon Shaped Pool tour to a close in the US in 2018, after having headlined Glastonbury Festival the previous year.
From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025
Shaped like an oval, the black pile was about twenty-five feet wide in the middle and twenty feet high.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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