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Recent Examples of shaper
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.
—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
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
Noun
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Two candidates, a county commissioner and a political consultant, are running in the district’s Republican primary.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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Gilmore said the city is working with architecture consultants on a long-term modernization plan for Bartle Hall and the Municipal Auditorium.—
Dylan Lysen
May 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
Noun
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The companies submitted the request Monday after a criminal indictment accused the operator, Synergy Marine Private Limited, and an employee of failing to comply with maritime safety laws, falsifying inspections, and hiding dangerous conditions on the ship.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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This effort represents a step toward operationalizing collaborative autonomy, where teams of unmanned systems work together in dynamic and communications-constrained environments under a single operator.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
20 May 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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One floor above, John Seay, a 60-year-old mechanic from Welch, Oklahoma, visited with his 83-year-old mother.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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The 70-year-old retired mechanic, who was once homeless, is politically to the right of the other candidates.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
20 May 2026
Noun
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For the cover of the May 25, 2026, issue, the artist Kadir Nelson decided to paint a tribute to the city’s budding artists.—
Françoise Mouly,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The question turned into an accidental personality test, exposing some of each artist’s values.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Crime victims are at least as important as criminals; unfortunately, their voices are small compared to the phalanx of behavioral experts who believe the worst place for a person who’s committed a crime is prison.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2026
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Criminal charges against school officials after a school shooting are quite rare, experts say.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Tremendously fierce to everyone and everything except each other and their master.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Now that she’s graduated with her business degree, the mom of four is planning on going back to school for her master’s in the fall.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Thomas’s account of Progressivism as a malign force threatening individual liberty echoes an argument developed by scholars at the conservative Claremont Institute.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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The book begins as a British scholar named Jeremy Pordage is being chauffeured north along the California coast from Los Angeles to stay with Stoyte.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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“Shaper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaper. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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