shape
A graphical representation of an object's form or its external boundary, outline, or external surface.
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Ohio’s May 5 primary will shape major statewide races, from governor to US Senate to key offices that impact elections and state policy
Elevated TGFβ1 Drives IL4I1⁺ Macrophage–Gal-9 Signaling to Shape Tumor-Specific CD8⁺ T- Cell States in COPD-Associated NSCLC #SingleCell 🧪🧬🖥️ https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-9365545/latest
Federation Council calls for community voices to shape road strategy 05 May 2026 Federation Council #LGNewsRoundup #LGNSW #NSWCouncils #FederationCouncil #VLGA
Kaiping Yin, Sooik Im, Chaorui Qiu, Yun Bai, Xiangyu Lu, Chenhang Li, Junjie Yao, Xiaoyue Ni: A skin-like conformal sensor for real-time shape mapping https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.01170 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2605.01170…
It's okay, they pop back into shape in a minute or two.
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A graphical representation of an object's form or its external boundary, outline, or external surface.
We exercise to keep in good physical shape.
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Condition of personal health, especially muscular health.
The vet checked to see what kind of shape the animal was in.
“Ohio’s May 5 primary will shape major statewide races, from governor to US Senate to key offices that impact elections and state policy”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Elevated TGFβ1 Drives IL4I1⁺ Macrophage–Gal-9 Signaling to Shape Tumor-Specific CD8⁺ T- Cell States in COPD-Associated NSCLC #SingleCell 🧪🧬🖥️ https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-9365545/latest”
— Bluesky· May 2026“You can ignore the out of shape middle age man breathing on this”
— Bluesky· May 2026“DIFFERENT SHAPE. YOU ARE THE [ __ ]”
“>> we got the shape of it. There's a great”
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The status or condition of something.
The used bookshop wouldn’t offer much due to the poor shape of the book.
"shape" means: The status or condition of something.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"shape" means: The status or condition of something.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
“Federation Council calls for community voices to shape road strategy 05 May 2026 Federation Council #LGNewsRoundup #LGNSW #NSWCouncils #FederationCouncil #VLGA”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Kaiping Yin, Sooik Im, Chaorui Qiu, Yun Bai, Xiangyu Lu, Chenhang Li, Junjie Yao, Xiaoyue Ni: A skin-like conformal sensor for real-time shape mapping https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.01170 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2605.01170 https://arxiv.org/html/2605.01170”
— Bluesky· May 2026“It's okay, they pop back into shape in a minute or two.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“>> we got the shape of it. There's a great”
“DIFFERENT SHAPE. YOU ARE THE [ __ ]”
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