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molding

[mohl-ding] / ˈmoʊl dɪŋ /
NOUN
a molded or carved strip
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NOUN
forming as in a mold
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They’re blindly screaming their heads off, bolstered by the person who stopped molding herself in someone else’s image, who refused to cater to how the world or the industry thought she should appear.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

You can also make your work feel more meaningful by molding your role to your strengths, as opposed to molding yourself to the role — a practice called “job crafting.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

He has added gold trim to the crown molding, smothered the walls with gold-framed artworks and gold-painted embellishments, placed inch-thick gold coasters on the desk, and lined up gold urns on the mantel.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2026

Vikash Bind, a 26-year-old molding machine operator in Haryana, makes about $180 a month with overtime, with which he supports his wife, two children and his parents back in the village.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 22, 2026

Abby’s foot taps on the molding, and there’s this look in her eyes that I’ve never seen before.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

Other impressive features found in the space included original teak plank flooring, an original marble staircase, and original picture moldings and wainscoting.

From MarketWatch Apr. 22, 2026

On the first floor, the front parlor, with its wooden wainscoting and classical door frames, is more elegant after conservation restored small details in the decorative moldings.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 7, 2026

Inside, the ballroom is all white and gold like a czar’s summer palace, with coffered ceilings, gold-trimmed moldings, and crystal chandeliers.

From Slate Aug. 5, 2025

It was an opera house, and it was really there, with its baroque moldings and balconies sprawling out atop the Empire Polo Club stage at this year’s Coachella festival.

From Salon Apr. 16, 2025

Politely he admires the plaster cove moldings, the ceiling medallions, the marble mantelpieces, things he knows how to speak intelligently and at length about.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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