Synonyms for shaping
shap·ing

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1. shaping, definingnoun

   any process serving to define the shape of something

   Synonyms:
   defining, formation

   Antonyms:
   destructive

2. formation, shapingadjective

   the act of fabricating something in a particular shape

   Synonyms:
   establishment, formation, constitution, organization, geological formation, organisation, defining

   Antonyms:
   destructive

3. formative, shaping, plasticadjective

   forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning

   "a formative influence"; "a formative experience"

   Synonyms:
   moldable, fictile, pliant, plastic, formative

   Antonyms:
   destructive

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1. List of paraphrases for "shaping":

   modeling, shape, forming, modeler, structuring, formulation

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1. Fred Cannon:

   Overall it's shaping up to be a pretty challenging quarter because of the net interest rate environment.

2. Jonathan Simon:

   It’s proving capable of capturing the public’s imitation and shaping their baseline judgment about how bad things are, it acts as a crystallizing symbol for broader institutions not functioning.

3. Antony Blinken:

   Our strategy is rooted in the recognition that Sub-Saharan Africa is a major geopolitical force -- one that shaped our past, is shaping our present, and will shape our future.

4. Ben Rhodes:

   What he’s always said is that if there’s a threat against us, we will act, but when it comes to shaping events in cultures that are foreign to the United States we have to have some degree of realism.

5. Tony Shaffer:

   This is shaping up to be a titanic struggle behind the scenes.