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 Beauty is executive produced by Murphy, Hodgson, Peters, Ramos, Pope, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson, Nissa Diederich, Michael Uppendahl, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Gitter, Peter Schwerin and Jeremy Haun, who serves as a consultant.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
  • In 2024, industry consultant DC Byte found that the country was Asia-Pacific’s fastest growing market for data centers.
    Angelica Ang, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The regional grid operator typically directs the cheapest units to run first, which means wind — which carries no cost for fuel — will be called on more, as more facilities get up and running.
    Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the state’s main grid operator, said data centers will cause Texas energy demand to surge 71% by 2031.
    Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • On King Street, this quietly stylish boutique showcases the talents of leather smith Cole Avery and his wife.
    Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Forged by Hephaestus, the Greek god of smiths and artisans, Talos was said to have guarded the island of Crete, off the coast of Greece.
    Sofia Giannuzzi, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • More than a decade later, in January 2024, Acebedo-Garcia met with Wedding and his number two, a 35-year-old former Toronto elevator mechanic named Andrew Clark, at a Starbucks in one of Mexico City’s most upscale neighborhoods, called Santa Fe.
    Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Mayor Bass also secured 17 positions for supply and maintenance staffing, including heavy-duty mechanics, mechanic helpers, tire repairers, maintenance laborers, toolroom workers, truck operators and more.
    Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The actors will deliver quotes from the artists, thereby giving viewers a better understanding of the process and struggles of artists, Challis Davy said.
    Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Her lips shine, too, with an ombré look in tawny brown hues, an effect created by makeup artist Bella Mayven with Charlotte Tilbury's Lip Cheat pencil in Foxy Brown and Big Lip Plumpgasm gloss in Nudegasm Diamonds.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Insurance expert Karl Susman said the cost of earthquake insurance depends on multiple factors, including the home itself, when it was built, where it's located, and whether it's bolted.
    Kristine Lazar, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Calvert was among several experts who referenced the Privacy Protection Act of 1980, which generally requires the government to get a subpoena to obtain journalists' work products.
    BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Residents in a Stockton zip code have reported their mail is being stolen and worry someone may have access to the master postal key.
    Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • She was allowed to study there in her fifth year of college basketball because CU’s Boulder campus does not offer a master’s in criminal justice.
    Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The Mediterranean in the tenth to seventh century BCE often gets explained by scholars using modern terminology like sea commerce, cabotage or maritime trade, and this presents a false picture of a world that is structured by rules and organized interstate bodies and national governments.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Paloma Picasso book bags This is one for the scholars!
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2026

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“Shaper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaper. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.

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