plural molders
: one that molds something or someone
a molder of minds
an iron molder
… the house and home as both a reflection and a molder of the people who live there.—
Laurie Graham
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especially
: one that exerts a determining influence on an attitude or course of development
… seems to have slipped almost effortlessly into his newly acquired role as a molder of world events. —Molly Moore
Molly Moore … key opinion molders in Congress and the U.S. media … —Michel Oksenberg
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Verb
leaves moldering in the compost pile
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Jeanne O'Brien Coffey, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
These curious creations are bizarre, charming, and edgy enough to keep you glued to the couch, whether that’s in your tidy condo or a moldering gothic mansion.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 21 Sep. 2024
Andy Andersen, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
The bankrupt film rental company left 24,000 of its signature red boxes to molder.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 11 Oct. 2024
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Verb
After a snack in the exhibit’s café, we were fortified to wander our way back to the hotel, stopping by famous bookstore Libreria Acqua Alta to visit the shop cats and climb the moldering tower of books out back.
—Jeanne O'Brien Coffey, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
These curious creations are bizarre, charming, and edgy enough to keep you glued to the couch, whether that’s in your tidy condo or a moldering gothic mansion.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 21 Sep. 2024
Noun
Francis is your classic mafia mom — a confidant and active molder of her son and his underworld career.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
The bankrupt film rental company left 24,000 of its signature red boxes to molder.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Molder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/molder. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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