as in layout
the way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized
geese flying south in a V-formation
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Recent Examples of formation
Ana Toni from Brazil spoke about the leadership of Brazilian women on climate and announced the formation of a local network ahead of this year’s COP30 in Brazil.
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Catherine McKenna, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
These instruments are akin to weather satellites that detect a hurricane's formation over the remote ocean and hurricane hunters that take direct measurements of the storm to assess its intensity before landfall, NOAA said.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
If the universe continues to expand as cosmologists predict, a day will come when star formation will cease altogether.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025
Debajyoti Chakraborty / NurPhoto via Getty Images The IMD predicted more rain in the state and eastern India over the next few days due to the formation of a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal.
—Reuters, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
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Catherine McKenna, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
These instruments are akin to weather satellites that detect a hurricane's formation over the remote ocean and hurricane hunters that take direct measurements of the storm to assess its intensity before landfall, NOAA said.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
If the universe continues to expand as cosmologists predict, a day will come when star formation will cease altogether.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025
Debajyoti Chakraborty / NurPhoto via Getty Images The IMD predicted more rain in the state and eastern India over the next few days due to the formation of a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal.
—Reuters, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for formation
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That always amps up the pressure a bit, but the challenging layout of the track really forced me to focus on extracting the most out of the Mustang at low and high speeds.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 Sep. 2025
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Yet there still could be tweaks to things such as the layouts of some facilities, buildings and internal streets as the city and other agencies sign off on various permits.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Movies That Don’t Exist, a native digital format created and directed by Hernández, where AI becomes an experimental tool that amplifies creativity and connects with audiences through his YouTube channel, with over 3 million subscribers.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this year, Hayley Williams inverted the entire format by releasing her solo album Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party as 17 separate singles.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Formation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formation. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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