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
Thousands of tree swallows float down the coast, rising into snow globe formations when a deadly falcon appears on the scene.
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Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
The Land of Spooks is a phantasmagorical blend of twisting gothic spires, impossible land formations, and disconcerting expressionist proportions.
—Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2025
Homeownership has been linked by multiple studies to family formation, showing that individuals who struggle to purchase a place of their own often delay having children.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
To replicate that in space, Google’s researchers propose a close-formation satellite cluster, where spacecraft fly just hundreds of meters apart.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
The Land of Spooks is a phantasmagorical blend of twisting gothic spires, impossible land formations, and disconcerting expressionist proportions.
—Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2025
Homeownership has been linked by multiple studies to family formation, showing that individuals who struggle to purchase a place of their own often delay having children.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
To replicate that in space, Google’s researchers propose a close-formation satellite cluster, where spacecraft fly just hundreds of meters apart.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for formation
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Train drivers in the United Kingdom have extensive route training and are required to know the location of every signal and track layout on their route, including in the dark.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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With its thoughtful layout for laptops, tablets, and other essentials, this expandable suitcase with wheels makes lugging gear through terminals feel effortless.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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Headquartered in London, Longwave will focus on factual content for the global TV market across all unscripted genres – from investigative series, factual entertainment formats through to human interest stories.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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And in August, former WME and ABC Entertainment head Lloyd Braun, ex-Showtime president Jana Winograde, and former NBCUniversal Television and Streaming entertainment chairwoman Susan Rovner unveiled MicroCo, a startup that also aims to bring Hollywood know-how to the burgeoning format.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Formation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formation. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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