in the shape of
idiom
1
: shaped like
a cookie in the shape of a heart
2
—used to indicate the type of thing that is being described, thought of, etc.
They offered help in the shape of a loan.
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But, O’Connor says, the more expensive dummy far more accurately reflects the anatomical differences between the sexes — including in the shape of the neck, collarbone, pelvis, and legs, which one NHTSA study found account for about 80% more injuries by women in a car crash compared to men.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 June 2025
One is a gin drink with a tiny, yellow ice cube in the shape of a ducky sitting in the glass.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
School bullies begin to circle, paranoia builds, and more chaos arrives in the shape of Alpha’s uncle (a hollow-eyed, harrowing Tahar Rahim), an addict who is among the infected.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 23 May 2025
This can happen because your eye is too short front-to-back or because of irregularities in the shape of your cornea or lens, two other parts of the eye.4
What Is Astigmatism?
—Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 6 May 2025
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 June 2025
One is a gin drink with a tiny, yellow ice cube in the shape of a ducky sitting in the glass.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
School bullies begin to circle, paranoia builds, and more chaos arrives in the shape of Alpha’s uncle (a hollow-eyed, harrowing Tahar Rahim), an addict who is among the infected.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 23 May 2025
This can happen because your eye is too short front-to-back or because of irregularities in the shape of your cornea or lens, two other parts of the eye.4
What Is Astigmatism?
—Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 6 May 2025
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“In the shape of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20shape%20of. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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