as in amorphous
having no definite or recognizable form
an unshaped mass of clay that was just in need of some inspiration from the modeler
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Recent Examples of unshaped
There is a wealth of knowledge and experience here to sift through and, at times, the film’s editing leaves these individual’s offerings unshaped or unclear.
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Sarah-Tai Black, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2023
It’s by far the album’s worst song, and the one that feels most unshaped by Max Martin’s touch.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2021
Years ago, these yew shrubs were dishevelled & unshaped, so The Prince tasked his gardeners with creating their own intriguing topiary designs.
—Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Nov. 2020
Sarah-Tai Black, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2023
It’s by far the album’s worst song, and the one that feels most unshaped by Max Martin’s touch.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2021
Years ago, these yew shrubs were dishevelled & unshaped, so The Prince tasked his gardeners with creating their own intriguing topiary designs.
—Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unshaped
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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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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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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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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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Unlike spiral galaxies like the Milky Way, with their distinct structures of winding spiral arms, elliptical galaxies are rather shapeless.Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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Iris’ tutoring is shapeless and hardly encouraging, rousing skepticism in an older pupil (played by Hong regular Lee Hye-young) wary of her teacher’s unorthodox methods.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
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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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“Unshaped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unshaped. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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