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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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We just have really worked well at building something or molding it, creating it and shaping it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Like Witkoff, he doesn’t seem to understand that making peace, actively enforcing a ceasefire or molding the foundations to sustain one, is not a one-off gesture.

From Slate • Dec. 22, 2025

Then most newspapers were local monopolies; their Washington reporters really could believe they were molding the views of editors and readers back home, and feel a duty to do so toward some higher end.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

This isn’t the only lounging space in the dwelling, the property has another living area on the bottom floor that features carpeted flooring, two windows, and wood crown molding.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

I tried to breathe, stared up at the vaulted ceiling, the fluted grooves in the richly stained molding, hoping nobody would speak to me more—make me speak.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely




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