- present participle of shape.
shaping
Example Sentences
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Some of that debris eventually came together to form the Moon, where NASA's Artemis program is returning humans, preparing for Mars, and shaping the future of space exploration.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
“We want mathematicians to be at the center of shaping the answers.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
“The ongoing assessment of how the energy supply shock is shaping the overall inflation outlook needs to take into account not only the direct impact but also the indirect impact via these channels,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Many factors shaping family life remain outside parents' control.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
This struggle for survival was the shaping hand.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
