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as in crystallized
to take on a definite form
my ideas on the subject are just starting to form
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as in comprised
to be all the substance of
this one sentence really forms the basis of your argument
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as in produced
to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials
formed the pot out of the clay
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as in began
to come into existence
the new company formed from two smaller ones
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as in developed
to come to have gradually
I don't want you beginning skiers to form any bad habits
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Recent Examples of formed
Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 8 Dec. 2025
Excess intake of pre-formed vitamin A from animal sources or supplements can lead to toxicity, so moderation is essential—especially for pregnant people.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 25 Nov. 2025
The styling is impeccable, with each curl perfectly formed and ready to make a statement.
—Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 23 Sep. 2025
Plasma, which contains water, proteins, sugars, and other substances, makes up about 55% of blood volume, while the formed elements, which make up the other roughly 45%, are suspended in it.
—New Atlas, 13 Sep. 2025
But the Diablo, with its perfectly formed, cohesive looks, triumphant engine, and surprising usability, might be the greatest bygone Raging Bull of them all.
—Charlie Thomas, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
Cruickshank learned at 15 weeks that her pregnancy was not a formed fetus.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2023
Impossible Foods is selling frozen packs of six pre-formed, quarter-pound patties for $13.99 at select grocery stores.
—NBC News, 28 May 2021
Pre-formed wire skeletons are included to help give you a jump start.
—Meghan Kavanaugh, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2020
James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 2 Mar. 2026
Our group, Save the Inlet, was formed to protect the inlet from this mega-project and grows out the Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park, which has spent the last 20 years fighting to get the city to live up to its promises in the 2005 rezoning.
—Katherine Thompson, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
Over virtual combat, Chavez and Eberhardt formed a virtual friendship.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
The most sadistic of his colleagues formed a group, known as the Goon Squad, which beat inmates.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
That suggests that some of these objects formed by core accretion, while others formed more like stars — with the same end result and, often, the same mass.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Twenty One Pilots was formed in 2009 in Columbus, Ohio by frontman Joseph and original members Nick Thomas and Chris Salih.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2026
The rooms There are over 200 rooms across multiple categories that range from the dinky-but-perfectly-formed bunk rooms to the three-bed townhouses.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
Women formed their own manga circles and began to self-publish work called doujinshi, which could include homoerotic spins on popular shonen (boys’ manga) like the soccer series Captain Tsubasa.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Both pre-formed vitamin A and provitamin A carotenoids are used in supplements.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 8 Dec. 2025
Excess intake of pre-formed vitamin A from animal sources or supplements can lead to toxicity, so moderation is essential—especially for pregnant people.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 25 Nov. 2025
The styling is impeccable, with each curl perfectly formed and ready to make a statement.
—Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 23 Sep. 2025
Plasma, which contains water, proteins, sugars, and other substances, makes up about 55% of blood volume, while the formed elements, which make up the other roughly 45%, are suspended in it.
—New Atlas, 13 Sep. 2025
But the Diablo, with its perfectly formed, cohesive looks, triumphant engine, and surprising usability, might be the greatest bygone Raging Bull of them all.
—Charlie Thomas, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
Cruickshank learned at 15 weeks that her pregnancy was not a formed fetus.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2023
Impossible Foods is selling frozen packs of six pre-formed, quarter-pound patties for $13.99 at select grocery stores.
—NBC News, 28 May 2021
Pre-formed wire skeletons are included to help give you a jump start.
—Meghan Kavanaugh, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2020
Verb
By his estimate, as much as 16% of all sun-size stars in our galaxy could have formed this way.
—James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 2 Mar. 2026
Our group, Save the Inlet, was formed to protect the inlet from this mega-project and grows out the Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park, which has spent the last 20 years fighting to get the city to live up to its promises in the 2005 rezoning.
—Katherine Thompson, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
Over virtual combat, Chavez and Eberhardt formed a virtual friendship.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
The most sadistic of his colleagues formed a group, known as the Goon Squad, which beat inmates.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
That suggests that some of these objects formed by core accretion, while others formed more like stars — with the same end result and, often, the same mass.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Twenty One Pilots was formed in 2009 in Columbus, Ohio by frontman Joseph and original members Nick Thomas and Chris Salih.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2026
The rooms There are over 200 rooms across multiple categories that range from the dinky-but-perfectly-formed bunk rooms to the three-bed townhouses.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
Women formed their own manga circles and began to self-publish work called doujinshi, which could include homoerotic spins on popular shonen (boys’ manga) like the soccer series Captain Tsubasa.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for formed
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Still, the imbalance in the economy — also known as K-shaped — means that’s more true for wealthier Americans than for low-income folks.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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Connecticut high school football lost one of its true giants with the passing of Coach Jude Kelly — a man who transformed programs, shaped communities, and changed lives.—
Mario DiLoreto,
Hartford Courant,
18 Feb. 2026
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The show devotes significant time to the three consultants’ past hardships as well as their ongoing bond, and that’s crystallized in a moving segment about Alexander’s harrowing recovery after a devastating stroke in 2022.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
19 Feb. 2026
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This season crystallized around powerful tailoring, suiting emerged as a cornerstone, reinterpreted with both structure and sensuality.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Just ask Indiana, which went 16-0 and won a national championship with a roster comprised mostly of players from the transfer portal, though it should be noted that coach Curt Cignetti coached a lot of them at his former post at James Madison before taking over in Bloomington in 2024.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Emmy-winning sitcom, which ran for more than 200 episodes over six seasons, comprised the bulk of Chapin’s screen career.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Those restrictions likely ended once he was deposed, meaning that commercial kilns produced many more ceramics featuring this motif, much of which was exported, Flecker said.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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According to the lottery, only 28 out of the 45 participating states have produced a jackpot winner.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
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Owners David, a pharmacist, and Ryan, a counselor, began restoring historic homes out of personal passion before turning their knack for curation into a hospitality venture.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Mar. 2026
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Last week, the White House began circulating draft legislative language on such a ban.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Mar. 2026
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Researchers at Rice University have developed EyeDAR, a compact, orange-sized radar sensor for safety in autonomous vehicle (AV) technology.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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As the years piled up, Beam developed an appreciation for collaborators, recording full albums with Ben Bridwell, Jesca Hoop, and Calexico, setting him on the path that takes him to the unabashed glow of the new Hen’s Teeth.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Pitchfork,
2 Mar. 2026
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Set the scene Loews Kansas City has all the makings of a proper business travel hotel, directly connected via skybridge to the Kansas City Convention Center and a short walk from the Power & Light District.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Mar. 2026
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Martin had only a small social media presence, in the form of an Instagram page connected to him that featured illustrations, mostly of golf courses.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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And the Cubists picked up on that in the twentieth century and abstracted from his landscapes, making pure Cubist constructions in which the optical space on the canvas—very similar to Cezanne’s—was composed of little abstract blocks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
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Next-gen thin-film solar cells Kesterite is a naturally occurring mineral composed of copper, zinc, tin, and sulfur (CZTS).—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Formed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formed. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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