take shape
idiomatic phrase
: to assume a definite or distinctive form : to develop and become apparent or established
The plan is finally taking shape.
Edison's tireless work habits took shape during his childhood …—
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Paul GrayThe proto-planetary fragments crashed together, coalesced by gravity, and crashed again into other fragments, until they gradually took shape as the planets we know today.—M. Mitchell Waldrop
M. Mitchell Waldrop… the first half of the century, before the modern medical system took shape.—Geoffrey Cowley
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The idea for the Liddle Speaker took shape during the pandemic.
—Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024
As the Omnibus Simplification Package takes shape, the 25% reduction goal has been a recurring theme, although not directly stated.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Some industry groups are hoping for immigration reform as the new administration takes shape.
—Kate Rogers, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
But as his second administration takes shape, some are sounding the alarm regarding Trump’s picks to lead major public health agencies, concerned that the nominees’ skepticism, if not hostility, toward vaccines could jeopardize the nation’s ability to respond to new or resurgent infectious threats.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024
As the Omnibus Simplification Package takes shape, the 25% reduction goal has been a recurring theme, although not directly stated.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Some industry groups are hoping for immigration reform as the new administration takes shape.
—Kate Rogers, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
But as his second administration takes shape, some are sounding the alarm regarding Trump’s picks to lead major public health agencies, concerned that the nominees’ skepticism, if not hostility, toward vaccines could jeopardize the nation’s ability to respond to new or resurgent infectious threats.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Take shape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20shape. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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