in the shape of
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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 film revolves around a masked killer — yes, the mask is in the shape of a heart — who travels from city to city finding a couple to kill on Feb. 14.
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Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2025
The titular security professional, as this loquacious young man thinks of himself, guards a Manhattan residential building on the graveyard shift when trouble, in the shape of two police officers, comes walking into his lobby.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
The pins are in the shape of a pale blue heart and embossed with a music note.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 2 Feb. 2025
The snakes are similar to other forest-dwelling pit vipers, including in the shape of the male genitalia.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
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Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2025
The titular security professional, as this loquacious young man thinks of himself, guards a Manhattan residential building on the graveyard shift when trouble, in the shape of two police officers, comes walking into his lobby.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
The pins are in the shape of a pale blue heart and embossed with a music note.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 2 Feb. 2025
The snakes are similar to other forest-dwelling pit vipers, including in the shape of the male genitalia.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 28 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 16 Feb. 2025.
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