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as in shape
the outward appearance of something as distinguished from its substance
the wood-carver carved the block of wood into the form of a duck
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as in manner
personal conduct or behavior as evaluated by an accepted standard of appropriateness for a social or professional setting
it's bad form to throw a tantrum on the court just because you lost a tennis match
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as in condition
a state of being or fitness
after a long season off, the football team is back in good form
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as in ritual
an oft-repeated action or series of actions performed in accordance with tradition or a set of rules
we'll use the second form in our church missals for today's Lenten service
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as in etiquette
socially acceptable behavior
displayed good form throughout the formal dinner
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as in method
the means or procedure for doing something
there are established forms for voting on motions and amendments at meetings
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as in format
the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged
museumgoers liked the asymmetrical form of the mobile
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as in to crystallize
to take on a definite form
my ideas on the subject are just starting to form
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as in to comprise
to be all the substance of
this one sentence really forms the basis of your argument
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as in to produce
to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials
formed the pot out of the clay
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as in to start
to come into existence
the new company formed from two smaller ones
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as in to develop
to come to have gradually
I don't want you beginning skiers to form any bad habits
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Recent Examples of form
Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
Apatow, along with co-director Michael Bonfiglio, has previously also captured in documentary form George Carlin and Garry Shandling.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Acceptance tests ongoing Sea acceptance tests form a formal evaluation process.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Claire and Greg develop a relationship, while Claire navigates her mother’s critical illness in a different city, a hurdle that mostly takes the form of phone calls and text messages that relay the drama logistically, instead of emotionally.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
Apatow, along with co-director Michael Bonfiglio, has previously also captured in documentary form George Carlin and Garry Shandling.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
Using your hands, mix until combined (don’t be gentle; mixing well will help the meatballs hold their shape when formed).
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Acceptance tests ongoing Sea acceptance tests form a formal evaluation process.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for form
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In Hemlock, my protagonist Sam takes on this shape even more.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Experts say keeping your vehicle in good shape can make all the difference.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Pentagon contractor, Aurelio Luis Perez-Lugones, was arrested earlier this month on a charge of unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
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According to documents, when the driver refused to get out of the van, the officers broke the window to try to get him out.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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The manner in which autonomous vehicle companies share data can also be opaque.—
Laurie Winkless,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Not in some flashy way, but in a manner that enhances the fundamental intimacy of the piece.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Physicists call such conditions Schrödinger cat states, named after Erwin Schrödinger’s famous thought experiment.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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The condition of the unborn baby was not immediately known.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Every memory holding the sum of us—not me alone, but a nesting doll of memories, proof that someone in the world once mothered us, even if that mothering had to come from only ourselves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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And referring to yourself as my doll.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Jan. 2026
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The ancient ritual will see smoke from smoldering native leaves waft over the island’s sandy beaches – to cleanse, and to heal.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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Purity, impurity, and the laws and rituals designed to manage the boundary between them — these are the cornerstone concerns of the Book of Leviticus, the third book of the Old Testament.—
Natalia Winkelman,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2026
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On that Tuesday night in November, as on most Tuesdays, the room was being used as a classroom for Ruzicka and more than two dozen others to learn the dances and social etiquette of the 19th century English ballroom.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Kenney said older guests tend to be more attuned to tipping etiquette.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Other agencies that currently rely on the VSL in areas from highway safety to consumer product regulation ought to revisit whether their methods truly serve the public interest.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Vote as many times as you’d like until then without using bots or any other artificial methods of voting.—
Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Form.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/form. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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