shaper

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Recent Examples of shaper 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
Noun
  • The large attendance is expected because the meeting will feature a presentation on options for a Downtown Improvement Plan from consultant Houseal Lavigne, which is expected to bring multiple ideas for consideration in its presentation.
    Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Ryland is only supposed to be a consultant.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The City Commission in Leavenworth on Tuesday approved a permit to private prison operator CoreCivic.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Police said the crash knocked both the operator and his passenger off the e-scooter.
    Jose Fabian, CBS News, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • For the Ahmeds, who work during the day as a mechanic and a nail salon employee, life in their apartment has been reshaped by robot training.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Crystal, the home-health aide, and Jackie, the mechanic, fall in love and get engaged.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Running through Reiner's pantheon of successful films, Crystal described a vibrant artist and passionate activist whose wit and comedy delighted audiences for decades.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Like a lot of artists, Zard Apuya remembers being the kind of kid who was always doodling or drawing.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Grammarly's parent company was hit with a class-action lawsuit on Thursday from one of the authors quoted as an expert in its tool.
    James Peckham, PC Magazine, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Easing installation hurdles While OpenClaw has surged in popularity recently, experts have previously pointed out limitations to the AI agent's mass adoption, including a complex installation process that's challenging for nontechnical users.
    Evelyn Cheng,Dylan Butts, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Open positions include detention officer, recreation supervisor, certified medical assistant, psychiatrist, shift supervisor, assistant shift supervisor, master scheduler, locksmith, maintenance worker and human resource assistant.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
  • And though the grill master in you may automatically want to put a firepit or outdoor kitchen under your new corner pergola, doing so could pose a serious fire or smoke hazard.
    Melissa Minton, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Since the 1970s, feminist scholars have been actively documenting the ways menstruation has been used to ground false arguments about women’s weakness, invalidism, and inferiority in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Child actor Jax James has been set in the series regular role of Dougie, Maureen’s only son who is not even ten but acts like a 60-year-old scholar and has no time for childish fancies.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2026

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“Shaper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaper. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.

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