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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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This isn’t the only lounging space in the dwelling, the property has another living area on the bottom floor that features carpeted flooring, two windows, and wood crown molding.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

In a quick interview, Smith railed against the Democratic establishment, and while she deserves credit for molding Buttigieg into the podcast-fluent surrogate he is today, I couldn’t help but laugh.

From Slate • Nov. 19, 2025

She learned a lot about high-precision concrete, including the chemistry, equipment, mixing process and molding required to make urban benches, lighting and facade paneling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

"We welcome professionals and organisations to partner with us and take an active role in molding our AI products," he says.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

Ugwu held back from reaching out to touch the cement wall, to see how different it would feel from the mud walls of his mother’s hut that still bore the faint patterns of molding fingers.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie