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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While political satire will inevitably find other ways to reach an audience, the end of “The Late Show” franchise marks a significant loss to a media format that has often shaped American consciousness.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
Massie and Gallrein are running in a safely Republican congressional district shaped like a bat, centered around the Cincinnati suburbs south of the Ohio River.
From Slate • May 19, 2026
“We don’t have any evidence that China purposefully has shaped training data already,” Roberts said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
That stubbornness - the sense of not quite fitting in - was shaped early in life.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
I saw a lady wearing a necklace that had a silver pencil shaped like Cleopatra’s Needle.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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