1
as in shapes
the outward appearance of something as distinguished from its substance
an ice sculpture in the conformation of a swan
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2
as in layouts
the way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized
the regular conformation of particles in a crystal
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3
as in adjustments
the act or process of changing something to fit a new use or situation
the conformation of their lives to the changing social order
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conformations
Noun
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Likewise, studies on shapes have been shown to bring about both joy and bias, depending on the emotions that stem from early developments in childhood.—
Daniel Fusch,
Ascend Agency,
11 Nov. 2025 -
First, coverage that moves with changing shapes across the day, not just throughout multiple months.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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And no columns to get in the way Decades of retrofitting the 1928 courthouse resulted in some awkward layouts for smaller courtrooms.—
Douglas Hanks
November 10,
Miami Herald,
10 Nov. 2025
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The findings produced several best-practice recommendations for optimizing alpine PV layouts.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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The annual adjustments are instead determined by the nine-member New York City Rent Guidelines Board.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Voclosporin is chemically similar to cyclosporine but has been modified to exhibit more predictable pharmacokinetics, resulting in steadier blood levels and fewer dose adjustments.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Across fiction, documentary, and hybrid forms, these filmmakers are building a cinema that speaks first to themselves, and, in doing so, to everyone else.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
11 Nov. 2025
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Palestinian-Saudi artist Dana Awartani, known for refiguring historical forms, themes, and tropes of Middle Eastern cultures, has been chosen to represent Saudi Arabia at the Sixty-First Venice Biennale, to take place May 9–November 22, 2026.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
11 Nov. 2025
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Besides the beach, the landscape has natural rock formations, sand dunes, and mandacaru cacti.—
Aaron Randolph,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Thousands of tree swallows float down the coast, rising into snow globe formations when a deadly falcon appears on the scene.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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The hub has brought with it big-ticket originals like High Water, 1983, three Harlan Coben adaptations and an upcoming local verison of Love is Blind.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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The original series has spawned international adaptations in some 12 countries.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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Riemann had introduced a concept that could encompass all possible geometries, in any number of dimensions.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
3 Nov. 2025
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Boissevain’s nature photography captures these in-transition landscapes in vivid hues and alien geometries, from close-ups of jellyfish-like crystal deposits to aerial shots of what scans like the surface of Mars.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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SwifDoo also supports merging or splitting files, batch processing multiple documents, and converting PDFs to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and image formats.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Nov. 2025
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In terms of what’s next, the duo hinted at a weight management offering coming at the beginning of 2026, as well as possibilities for additional formats.—
Emily Burns,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Conformations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conformations. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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