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
  • Mayes, 47, is a commercial real estate broker and McDonald, a former Leander City Council member, is a retired Austin Police Department officer and a transportation consultant.
    Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Gerald Bradshaw is an international college admissions consultant with Bradshaw College Consulting in Crown Point.
    Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The bill, if passed, would also require a nuclear facility operator to file an environmental feasibility report to IDEM, according to the Indiana General Assembly website.
    Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Eddie Bauer stores nationwide, including in Southern California, may soon close amid reports that its operator is preparing to file for bankruptcy.
    Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 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
  • This next service, a considerate mechanic could have readjusted it or just added a little door lube.
    John Paul, The Providence Journal, 7 Feb. 2026
  • As an aircraft mechanic, Rehmet could authentically speak to the struggles working people face financially.
    Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Visual narrative and complex storytelling have always been integral to the artist’s work—but as for where style figures in that landscape?
    Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Other artists gets political Billie Eilish also spoke out against ICE on stage at the Grammys, but viewers at home did not hear the full extent of her comments.
    Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 2 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Wright has hinted more orders could be coming this year, which experts say could continue inflating customer bills around the nation.
    Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The rival bids have drawn scrutiny from antitrust experts and lawmakers, who worry that either death could reduce competition in an entertainment industry already dominated by streaming giants.
    Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Among the special guests invited to Shapiro's address are a number of educators and first responders, including a master's student at the University of Pennsylvania, an Erie Police Department lieutenant and a Montgomery County couple scammed by cyber criminals.
    Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The true puppet master is his archnemesis Roper, who faked his death in captivity years ago.
    Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The new Ackerman program at UT will house the Rosenthal-Levy scholars program, which is also available to University of Florida students enrolled at their institution’s Hamilton School.
    Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Trump has shifted Washington’s approach to Beijing away from a great-power struggle and toward a more transactional relationship centered around trade and tech competition, a Brookings scholar wrote.
    Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026

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“Shaper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaper. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.

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