- present participle of shape.
shaping
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For the Journal’s new Rooted In series, our reporters are returning to their home states to explore the forces shaping voters ahead of the midterms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
This year is shaping up to be another excellent one for stocks, if you look at the performance of the S&P 500.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
The current El Nino event, which emerged in June, is expected to peak later this year but is already shaping up to be the strongest ever observed.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
And if struggling is how Mona will mold herself for the theater — stretching and shaping her performance into something worthy of the greater New Jersey area’s most prolific stage — so be it.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
Across the way young Meryra knelt before one of the shaping stakes, hammering his first bowl.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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