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as in layout
the way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized
the book's format is very user-friendly
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as in design
the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged
this abstract painter bases the format of his works on color and its subtle gradations and not line or form
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Recent Examples of format
The food and pastry lineup shifted to a drive-thru-only format from 2020-22 during the covid-19 pandemic, then sort of vanished altogether in 2023 and 2024.
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Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2025
Deadline broke the news earlier this year that the long-running dating format was moving from Lifetime to Peacock.
—Peter White, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Along with his plays, Graham also created the BBC series Sherwood, which finished its second season last year and uses the dependable Brit mystery format to look at the larger issues of post-industrial suffering and government malfeasance that plague his hometown and so many others.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
The debut introduced a new format of late-night entertainment that became a staple of American television.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2025
Deadline broke the news earlier this year that the long-running dating format was moving from Lifetime to Peacock.
—Peter White, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Along with his plays, Graham also created the BBC series Sherwood, which finished its second season last year and uses the dependable Brit mystery format to look at the larger issues of post-industrial suffering and government malfeasance that plague his hometown and so many others.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
The debut introduced a new format of late-night entertainment that became a staple of American television.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for format
Noun
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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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Nonetheless, Lloyd's production is handsomely realized, with striking silhouetttes courtesy of Jon Clark and unnerving sound design by Ben and Max Ringham, who add a low whirr of dread to the existential fable.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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But our design principle has always been trying to avoid accidents as much as possible.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The chief of staff of one of Kyiv’s volunteer formation legions, Andriy, whose call-sign is Stolyar, said his unit is composed of people from all walks of life – from construction workers to businessmen to poets.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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Stars are seen to be forming within the Magellanic Stream, and similar bridges and tidal tails are known to be hot-spots of star formation elsewhere in the universe.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In Apple’s testing, models via Private Cloud Compute perform better on things like writing summaries and composition compared to on-device models.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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Tattoo artist Kelly Violet painted a haunting floral, while Cosmodernism did a composition inspired by microscopic chemical patterns.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
25 Sep. 2025
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Other Club stocks like DuPont have undergone similar patterns.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Either technology can show an assortment of issues like banding and dithering patterns in fills, which vary from printer to printer and can even vary from one quality setting to another with the same printer.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The theme was naturally mirrored behind-the-scenes, where the young cast quickly bonded and turned their traumatic on-screen experiences into Canadian summer camp with the cameras off.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
26 Sep. 2025
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Mascots usually represent the themes of the city’s character.—
Marc Williams,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Format.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/format. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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