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• v  shape or influence; give direction to
• v  make something, usually for a specific function
• v  give shape or form to
• s  shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
  a shaped handgrip
• a  having the shape of
  a square shaped playing field

• This elegant flower-shaped light harbors an eco-friendly secret: it monitors the overall energy usage in your household.
• Lech Walesa, the fly, feisty, mustachioed electrician from Gdansk, shaped the 20th century as the leader of the Solidarity movement that led the Poles out of communism.
• At the end of 18 months, however, the pear-shaped people had gained back half of the weight they had lost on either diet.

• determine
• shape
• mold
• influence
• regulate
• form
• work
• mould
• forge
• molded
• wrought

News & Articles

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• Dodgers' Stan Kasten shaped by his father's unforgettable lessons
  The team president's father survived five years in Nazi concentration camps and emerged with an unquenchable optimism that he passed on to his son. Of all the important numbers rolling around Stan Kasten's busy brain, from a giant Dodgers payroll to shrinking Dodgers victories to the size of the line at reserved-level bathrooms, the number that most shaped his life is the one he's never known.
  June 16, 2013 - Los Angeles Times
• The Sunday Conversation: Vilmos Zsigmond's technique comes into focus
  The cinematographer tells of the influences and methods that shaped his work on the new film 'Compulsion.' At 83 on June 16, Vilmos Zsigmond — regarded as one of the 10 most influential cinematographers by the International Cinematographers Guild — still has a full plate. The Big Sur-based cinematographer for such classic '70s films as "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and "The Deer Hunter ...
  June 16, 2013 - Los Angeles Times
• 'Aha!' moments that shaped these artists
  Nurture or nature, hard work or natural talent, imitation or inspiration: Different artists and their music can be shaped by very different forces, yet beyond mastering their craft there are often more fundamental insights that can determine how they grow.
  June 14, 2013 - NBC NEWS

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in AFP
  In the same way that our view of our vulnerabilities and our foreign policy was shaped profoundly by 9/11, I think this disaster is going to shape how we think about the environment and energy for many years to come,Obama said.
• Robert Gates in Wall Street Journal (blog)
  Gates, who announced the appointment at a Pentagon news conference today, said Mattis's views on warfare "have influenced my own views about how the armed forces must be shaped and postured for the future."
• Arnold Schwarzenegger in International Herald Tribune
  Robert was an amazing sculptor who forever shaped the presence of sculpture art throughout California and the world. His work was truly influential and he will forever remain an icon in this state,Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said in a statement.