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Recent Examples of shaper
As Kingpins noted ahead of the show, China has expanded from solely a manufacturing powerhouse into a culture and consumer behavior shaper.
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Sj Guest Editorial,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
Surf legend Mike Diffenderfer, a renowned surfboard shaper who is now in the San Diego Surfing Hall of Fame, was among attendees at the exhibit’s grand opening.
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Linda McIntosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Noem, who’d been willing to do virtually anything in the role to boost her standing, was a product of the White House agenda, never a shaper of it.
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Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
In digital technology policy, too, Turkey can make the leap from passive consumer to norm-shaper.
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Ekrem Imamoglu,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Dec. 2025
Instead, by moving first, African central banks and regulators could shape rules that reflect local realities, while signaling that Africa is not a passive taker of global digital finance standards but an active shaper.
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Gwera Kiwana,
semafor.com,
22 Sep. 2025
The Huntington Beach resident, who is the son of Duke Aipa and grandson of legendary Hawaiian shaper Ben Aipa, was critically injured after being towed on his electric bike in California on the Saturday before his death.
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Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Sj Guest Editorial,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
Surf legend Mike Diffenderfer, a renowned surfboard shaper who is now in the San Diego Surfing Hall of Fame, was among attendees at the exhibit’s grand opening.
—
Linda McIntosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Noem, who’d been willing to do virtually anything in the role to boost her standing, was a product of the White House agenda, never a shaper of it.
—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
In digital technology policy, too, Turkey can make the leap from passive consumer to norm-shaper.
—
Ekrem Imamoglu,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Dec. 2025
Instead, by moving first, African central banks and regulators could shape rules that reflect local realities, while signaling that Africa is not a passive taker of global digital finance standards but an active shaper.
—
Gwera Kiwana,
semafor.com,
22 Sep. 2025
The Huntington Beach resident, who is the son of Duke Aipa and grandson of legendary Hawaiian shaper Ben Aipa, was critically injured after being towed on his electric bike in California on the Saturday before his death.
—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaper
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After obtaining a bachelor’s in business and a PhD in economics from New York University, Greenspan spent three decades as an economic consultant.
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The 13-page document is on LAFD letterhead and includes email addresses for department officials, representatives of Bass’ office and public relations consultants hired to help shape messaging about the fire.
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The funds raised will be used to pare the debt of the company’s subsidiary, Reliance Jio Infocomm, which is India’s largest wireless operator.
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The country’s grid operator asked generators to make more power available amid soaring temperatures poised to break records later Wednesday.
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In Arizona, that state's attorney general has accused smith of legally changing his name to hide his past in 2021.
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When a government investigator arrives in a small town to find a reclusive smith, things get twisty fast in a tale of caged demons, revenge, grief, and loss.
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Hodge was a mechanic at the UPS facility in Grass Valley in Nevada County.
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The mechanic itself does not change.
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The artist, Reven Marie Swanson, has art installations across the country, and even some overseas.
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As the city gears up for America's 250th birthday party, artists at Huddle, a gallery in the Northern Liberties neighborhood, are looking back to the Bicentennial.
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Legislative expert and law professor Chris Micheli said lawmakers frequently include controversial provisions in bills during the early stages of the legislative process.
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Given the significance of the peace deal, experts said Pakistan will certainly want to leverage its mediation role for economic benefit, particularly in its dealings with allies in Washington and the Gulf.
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Owing to lengthy maturation cycles, these inaugural releases are rums influenced by the craft and stewardship of three generations of Mount Gay master blenders.
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But according to master distiller Brent Elliott, this cask finishing project started well before either of those things were a reality.
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It was rediscovered in the late 1990s, but was forgotten again until scholars and advocates pushed for its preservation years later, according to the association.
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But the outcome, according to scholars, is a clearer, tighter, and more defensible argument.
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“Shaper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaper. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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