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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 made original crown molding ourselves. I put a tin ceiling in the library living room,” she says.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

It gets rare earths from Australia, partners with a refiner in Europe and has developed a process for sintering, molding and finishing the magnets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

Indeed, there’s much time, effort and money spent on molding a show’s return into the kind of must-see event that will draw viewers old and new.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 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

He was manufacturing happiness as cleverly as he knew how, molding it and shaping it.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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