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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.
—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
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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The Newsom administration has attempted creative efforts to shrink CDCR’s budget, such as hiring outside consultants to find operations efficiencies, but those endeavors have resulted in less savings than initially anticipated.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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However, during a recent City Council meeting, City Administrator Mike Brungardt said that city staff is looking at incorporating regulations around lower noise levels in its noise ordinance and working with consultants to study new setbacks needed for data center development.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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That drone’s communication protocols identify the aircraft make, model, and registered operator and pinpoint the drone’s take-off location.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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OpenWorks’ software then fuses data from those sensors to improve detection accuracy and reduce operator workload.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
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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.—
Sabrina Franza,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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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.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
14 Nov. 2025
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Best International Narrative Feature went to Labrador — Autopsy of Silence, directed by Rodrigue Jean, which follows an Inuk mechanic who is suspected of murder on a freighter.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
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The footage also showed off some new gameplay features, including a modernised revision to the active reload mechanic that Gears of War pioneered.—
George Yang,
Space.com,
10 June 2026
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The artists work in all different media, from painting, drawing, photography and sculpture, to metal, jewelry, glass and wood, among others.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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The event was halted after an hour due to fears about her safety, which distressingly encapsulates a tension that the trans Mayan artist has navigated for years.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
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Big Think+ classes feature world-class experts teaching the topics that matter most, from leadership and innovation to personal growth and health and wellness.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 June 2026
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Nonetheless, Ossoff will have to appeal to independents, who will decide the outcome, according to Charles Bullock, a University of Georgia political science professor and expert on Southern politics.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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As Photay, Shornstein—a master synthesist and producer—flits between atmospheric house, dubby breakbeat workouts, and chirping electro funk, building his songs’ arrangements into strange, angular shapes.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
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Your newest home automation systems will come equipped with sensors and jazzy master controls on an iPad.—
Jill Kargman,
Architectural Digest,
16 June 2026
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In his new book, Ethnic Studies at the Crossroads, Black studies scholar George Lipsitz contextualizes the state of ethnic studies as existing at a similar juncture of collision and divergence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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Ryan Bourne is an economics scholar at the Cato Institute.—
Ryan Bourne,
Washington Post,
17 June 2026
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“Shaper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaper. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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