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as in distorted
badly or imperfectly formed
a shapeless old hat
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as in amorphous
having no definite or recognizable form
right now this clay is just a shapeless lump, but wait until I'm done sculpting it
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Recent Examples of shapeless
With villains ranging from all-powerful shapeless beings to merry pranksters of the mind, this is a show that dips its toe in the superhero pool right before delivering the world’s most graceful and enigmatic cannonball.
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Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 25 July 2024
On every hand are old men and women, seamed, withered, shapeless, big-jointed from a lifetime of hard labor with corn and pigs.
—Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
The domestic security net is as strong yet as delicate as a spider web, as omnipresent yet as shapeless as water.
—Youwei, Foreign Affairs, 4 June 2015
Now, in the diffuse and shapeless post-vaccine Biden era, both antihero shows and sweet shows seem to have run out of steam.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 16 June 2024
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Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 25 July 2024
On every hand are old men and women, seamed, withered, shapeless, big-jointed from a lifetime of hard labor with corn and pigs.
—Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
The domestic security net is as strong yet as delicate as a spider web, as omnipresent yet as shapeless as water.
—Youwei, Foreign Affairs, 4 June 2015
Now, in the diffuse and shapeless post-vaccine Biden era, both antihero shows and sweet shows seem to have run out of steam.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 16 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for shapeless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shapeless
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The track is a nearly motionless waltz, with dark ambient stirrings of distorted guitar, wafting toward relief or death.Jon Pareles, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Both Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and President-elect Donald Trump often presented distorted views of the health of the labor market, with the Democratic angle largely focusing solely on headline labor market growth and Trump mischaracterizing the gains solely as a pandemic rebound.Derek Saul, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Wednesday is when the contours of the week’s show emerge; from a lot of amorphous goofing around, sketches materialize.Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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He’s also tried to banter with Vivek Ramaswamy and billionaire Elon Musk, the leaders of an amorphous group charged with studying potential cuts to the federal budget.Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
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While many Batman fans will point to Carmine Falcone as a key villain, another is responsible for creating some truly monstrous figures in Batman's life.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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All told, this is not shaping up to be the monstrous class that was projected in some corners.Sam Vecenie, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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The Right was formless, fractured, a collection of irritable mental gestures -- and then William F. Buckley Jr. founded this journal, bringing the various respectable strands of conservatism together and discarding the others.Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
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That doubtlessly makes Skeleton Crew feel more formless than would be acceptable if the series had been trimmed down to a movie.Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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The condition, which occurs due to a portion of the skull being misshapen or too small, can cause symptoms like headaches, dizziness and vertigo, weak muscles, difficulty with balance or coordination, neck pain, trouble swallowing or breathing, insomnia, seizures, slow heart rhythm and more.Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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The misshapen cells build up and block blood vessels, cutting off oxygen to parts of the body and causing episodes of excruciating pain.Emily Mullin, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
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Republican lawmakers called the chaotic exit one of the darkest moments of Biden's administration.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Streets pulse with music, laughter, and a packed calendar of events, creating an electric atmosphere that draws both locals and visitors into one joyous and chaotic rhythm.Joyce Onuorah, Essence, 14 Jan. 2025
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However, the challenge remains in ensuring sustainability doesn’t exist as a series of unstructured, albeit well-intentioned, initiatives.Magnus Ahlqvist, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Male Alzheimer’s caregivers group: The Men’s Breakfast Club is an informal and unstructured gathering of male caregivers.Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
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As chief of patrol, the No. 2 unformed official, Chell has feuded wildly and needlessly with the press and politicians while leading a secretive and highly aggressive quality of life unit.Harry Siegel, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
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What’s unformed and ungainly here makes that patience finite.Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Shapeless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shapeless. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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