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as in format
the way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized the decorator changed the layout of the living room three times before declaring it finished

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as in design
the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged the layout of his portraits typically consists of a finely drawn subject against a roughly sketched background

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Construction workers collaborated closely on the layout, building intentionally uneven walls. Shafaq Patel, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024 The Lange 1 Dial Beneath a sapphire crystal is the Lange 1’s pièce de résistance, a dial whose asymmetric layout has since been oft imitated—but never equaled. Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2024
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The roughly 900-page document lays out a sweeping conservative plan and personnel strategies for the country's executive branch. Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024 But these books paled in comparison with the large seal laid out on the wooden slab before him that morning in 1867. Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for layout 

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“Layout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layout. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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