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as in distorted
badly or imperfectly formed
a shapeless old hat
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as in amorphous
having no definite or recognizable form
right now this clay is just a shapeless lump, but wait until I'm done sculpting it
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Recent Examples of shapeless
When the fish are brought to the surface, however, the comparative lack of pressure causes their bodies to collapse into shapeless puddles of goo.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
Some compress you like a sausage casing, others sag into shapeless blobs after one wash, and the worst?
—Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
Unlike spiral galaxies like the Milky Way, with their distinct structures of winding spiral arms, elliptical galaxies are rather shapeless.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Iris’ tutoring is shapeless and hardly encouraging, rousing skepticism in an older pupil (played by Hong regular Lee Hye-young) wary of her teacher’s unorthodox methods.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
Some compress you like a sausage casing, others sag into shapeless blobs after one wash, and the worst?
—Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
Unlike spiral galaxies like the Milky Way, with their distinct structures of winding spiral arms, elliptical galaxies are rather shapeless.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Iris’ tutoring is shapeless and hardly encouraging, rousing skepticism in an older pupil (played by Hong regular Lee Hye-young) wary of her teacher’s unorthodox methods.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shapeless
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In the distorted reality of Trump 2.0, that slightly lighter punch in the gut is what counts as relief.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
13 May 2025
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Nicole Schaefer Nicole Schaefer, RN, LME, is a prominent figure in the aesthetics industry who possesses the power to transform every distorted reflection into a work of art.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
7 May 2025
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Even though Herschel's mirror, was larger than Hubble's, at 3.5-meters (11.5 feet) in diameter, to Herschel, the 1,848 far-infrared sources all look like amorphous blobs.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Opposition forces share the amorphous goal of making the country a federal democratic union, an arrangement that might accommodate the interests of the diverse factions arrayed against the junta.—
Ye Myo Hein,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Apr. 2025
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Along with the monstrous rear tires helping to support heavy loads, Addmotor has also included a heavy duty rear axle that's said to be 20% thicker than other models on the market.—
Paul Ridden
May 11,
New Atlas,
11 May 2025
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Soon, Freddie will force Dean to choose between his own safety and his loyalty to Zoro, which is fraught by Dean’s knowledge of what Zoro did and ignorance of the details surrounding that monstrous act.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
2 May 2025
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With intentionally provocative lyrics, the song takes profane aim at the hypocrisy of anti-LGBTQ+ Christian conservatives, who refuse to respect trans people’s personhood all while applying gender individualism to an ostensibly formless, all-encompassing God.—
Abby Monteil,
Them,
24 Mar. 2025
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What do these formless smudges on the page mean?—
Jack Lang,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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Physical exam: Your provider will look at the back of your knee, checking for signs of swelling, bruising, redness, or misshapen muscles or ligaments.—
Sarah Bradley,
Health,
11 May 2025
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Never soak leather or put it in the washing machine, which can result in dry, cracked, misshapen gloves that end up in the trash.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
22 Apr. 2025
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As chaotic and entertaining as the transfer portal is, keeping star-caliber pieces in college is vital to building a truly elite team.—
Jim Root,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Viewers looked forward to their weekly check-in with Akil’s characters, who are as flawed and resilient as real people, neither Shonda levels of chaotic nor reality-TV caricatures.—
Jazmine Hughes,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
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And when data is incomplete, unstructured and entropic, AI systems can compensate by hallucinating answers, leading to inaccurate information and biased outcomes that can reinforce healthcare disparities and, even worse, affect life or death circumstances.—
Mika Newton,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Parents can offer children opportunities to develop their strengths through summer classes, clubs, and teams—or simply unstructured time at home.—
Russell Shaw,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2025
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In his sparse notebooks, his childish, unformed handwriting was endearing to me.—
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2025
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As chief of patrol, the No. 2 unformed official, Chell has feuded wildly and needlessly with the press and politicians while leading a secretive and highly aggressive quality of life unit.—
Harry Siegel,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Shapeless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shapeless. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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