in the shape of
idiom
1
: shaped like
a cookie in the shape of a heart
2
—used to indicate the type of thing that is being described, thought of, etc.
They offered help in the shape of a loan.
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The statue sits under a rotunda with clouds in the shape of the characters painted on the ceiling.
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Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
The city itself is said to be designed by the Inca in the shape of a puma with the Sacsahuaman site forming the animal’s head.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
Roosting on the model’s head was a headpiece in the shape of an ibis, which Bensimon said was inspired by both the Vulture crown and the god Thoth.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
That theory is bolstered by the fact that one of the graves contained rocks positioned in the shape of a ship.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
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Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
The city itself is said to be designed by the Inca in the shape of a puma with the Sacsahuaman site forming the animal’s head.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
Roosting on the model’s head was a headpiece in the shape of an ibis, which Bensimon said was inspired by both the Vulture crown and the god Thoth.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
That theory is bolstered by the fact that one of the graves contained rocks positioned in the shape of a ship.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
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“In the shape of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20shape%20of. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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