shape
Example Sentences
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One of the director’s accomplishments is how well she has shaped the performances of the young cast.
Culture is shaping how AI is used in China.
From MarketWatch
The scans show that the vertebrae vary slightly in shape and size, which is expected because snake spine bones gradually narrow from head to tail.
From Science Daily
On Earth, regions shaped by large river systems are some of the richest ecosystems on the planet -- the Amazon River basin alone supports tens of thousands of known species.
From Science Daily
Wildfire risk has complicated the state’s fraught housing debate, often shaped by pro-development “yes in my backyard” advocates and local “not in my backyard” groups that don’t want to see their own neighborhoods radically transformed.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
