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Synonyms: Verb
acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, adapt, adjust, condition, conform, doctor, edit, fashion, fit, put, suit, tailor
Synonyms: Noun
condition, estate, fettle, form, health, keeping, kilter, nick [British], order, repair, trim
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Examples of shape in a Sentence
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The artist shaped the stone with a hammer and chisel. Schools shape the minds of future leaders. Ads help shape public opinion.Noun
circles, squares, triangles, and other geometric shapes The cake has a rectangular shape. The pieces came in many different sizes and shapes. The pieces were sorted by size and shape. The cloud kept changing shape. The cake was rectangular in shape. I need to start exercising and get back in shape. I'm out of shape because I haven't been exercising. The players were in poor condition, but the coach quickly whipped them into shape. She stays in shape by exercising daily and eating well.
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In the 1970s, after the theme-park era began to shape Florida tourism, smaller attractions struggled, and ABC sold Weeki Wachee. — Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com, "Florida’s mermaid spring still sings its siren song," 2 Sep. 2019 Finally, Dagher tells a more familiar but nevertheless important story of the way that regional and global powers came to shape the course of the conflict. — Anthony Dworkin, Washington Post, "A view of Syria’s civil war, from Assad’s inner circle," 30 Aug. 2019 Recruitment certainly does not equal admission, but Harvard starts to shape its incoming class through these early encounters and follows up diligently and often through email, Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat. — New York Times, "Where Does Affirmative Action Leave Asian-Americans?," 30 Aug. 2019 But there's an abiding irony to all this: No single figure has done more to shape the modern NFL. — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, "How the Influence of Al Davis Shaped the Modern NFL," 27 Aug. 2019 Still, Margaret Chan, then WHO’s director, pledged the agency’s support, and the eradication goal began to shape policy and research. — Martin Enserink, Science | AAAS, "Is setting a deadline for eradicating malaria a good idea? Scientists are divided," 27 Aug. 2019 Besides Halas, no person has done more to shape the Chicago Bears than Ditka. — Will Larkin, chicagotribune.com, "Ranking the 100 best Bears players ever: No. 11, Mike Ditka," 26 Aug. 2019 The aim of the meeting is to shape global responses to challenges affecting countries worldwide. — Julia Webster, Time, "Everything You Need to Know About the 2019 G7 Summit," 24 Aug. 2019 The real treasure is a better understanding of this powerful economic force that continues to shape the world today. — Amy Crawford, Smithsonian, "Why Spain Is Seeking to Catalog All of Its Historic Shipwrecks," 23 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Now maybe folks will pay more attention to the 23-year-old Russian’s unusual brand of shape-shifting tennis, which carried him past Wawrinka, 7-6 (6), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, despite 12 double-faults and a body that’s just short of breaking down. — Howard Fendrich, BostonGlobe.com, "Roger Federer upended in US Open quarterfinals," 3 Sep. 2019 And now, scientists have provided the first evidence that all of this selective tweaking hasn't just changed dogs' sizes, shapes, colors and behaviors - it's also altered the way their brains are built. — Jason Bittel, Anchorage Daily News, "As humans shaped dogs’ bodies, we also altered their brains," 3 Sep. 2019 His Strokes-style haircut is shorn into a tidy little bowl shape, presumably so that oh-so-heavy