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  • present participle of shape.

shaping







NOUN
molding
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And Amazon.com is shaping up to be another well-funded competitor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

“Javier also asked questions about Max’s emotional history that was useful in shaping his character,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

They emphasized that both preparation methods and replacement foods are important factors when making dietary recommendations or shaping public policy.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

ETF issuers compete aggressively over benchmark selection, and investors increasingly pay attention to which indexes own the most influential companies shaping the future economy.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

And he was shaping up to be a good human, too.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack




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