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molding

[mohl-ding] / ˈmoʊl dɪŋ /
NOUN
a molded or carved strip
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NOUN
forming as in a mold
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In the 1950s, Miller began making figurines — often of dinosaurs and space aliens — using plastic injection molding.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

They’re blindly screaming their heads off, bolstered by the person who stopped molding herself in someone else’s image, who refused to cater to how the world or the industry thought she should appear.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

“We made original crown molding ourselves. I put a tin ceiling in the library living room,” she says.

From MarketWatch Apr. 7, 2026

It gets rare earths from Australia, partners with a refiner in Europe and has developed a process for sintering, molding and finishing the magnets.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 19, 2026

“Not me,” said Jack, molding a snowball in his hands.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

Among the worthwhile cosmetic upgrades: the body-matching lower moldings.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 25, 2026

Another living area boasts similar crown moldings, a cozy fireplace, and large windows that allow natural light to flood inside.

From MarketWatch Nov. 25, 2025

Inside, the ballroom is all white and gold like a czar’s summer palace, with coffered ceilings, gold-trimmed moldings, and crystal chandeliers.

From Slate Aug. 5, 2025

It was an opera house, and it was really there, with its baroque moldings and balconies sprawling out atop the Empire Polo Club stage at this year’s Coachella festival.

From Salon Apr. 16, 2025

Stone cutters and sculptors finished the moldings and capitals while masons laid the stone slabs that made up the floor.

From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay




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