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Definition of formednext

formed

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verb

past tense of form
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Recent Examples of formed
Adjective
When decisions arrive pre-formed, discernment fades. — Big Think, 2 Mar. 2026 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
Verb
Whatever curse words his mouth formed were drowned out by the dull drone of the disappointed Chicago Bulls crowd at the United Center. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026 The commission, formed earlier in 2026 after several council members called for a local moratorium, has spent roughly two months working on a 150-page report outlining recommendations for how the city could regulate data centers. — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2026 Hundreds of Vang’s supporters converged in March for a fundraising concert by the band Cake, which formed in Sacramento. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026 This unusual motion raises the intriguing possibility that M30 may not have formed in our galaxy at all. — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 11 Nov. 2026 The move marks the first time workers of a professional sports league have formed a WGA bargaining unit. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026 Unity governments are traditionally formed by Israel’s two largest parties following a political deadlock. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026 As the twentieth century dispersed Russia’s literati, some left this nostalgic concept behind, while others trailed its shadow with them into exile, burying themselves in the great Russian novels that had formed its foundation. — Madeleine Wulfahrt, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026 Somehow, this fact seems to echo the rightness of the way things are naturally formed in the world—like the coloring of rock formations or the markings on an animal’s hide. — Artforum, 4 Nov. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for formed
Adjective
  • Mines dropped from drones lie everywhere, some petal-shaped, others improvised and wrapped in foil or plastic, so every step must be taken with care.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • There is also concrete poetry—writing arranged in images or geometric forms—a tradition that can be traced to ancient instances of shaped poetry.
    — Alec Mapes-Frances, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The frustration was recently crystallized in a scorecard produced by a group of MAHA faithful that concluded that the administration partially kept just five of its promises to MAHA — and broke 37.
    — Brinda Adhikari, STAT, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The team’s ideas crystalized into the Huang-Jiang-Oblomkov (HJO) conjecture.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Introduced in 2018, the V12 Vantage V600 comprised seven coupes and seven convertibles in total.
    — Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The active management area comprised about 326,000 acre-feet in 2024, most of which was slated for residential use.
    — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • But the difference is that those early records by Hannah Diamond and GFOTY were good—never mind written and produced by humans.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The Jets have shown flashes of improvement from his 3-14 debut season, but those flashes haven’t produced consistent results.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The couple began dating in 2003 after being introduced through a mutual friend, DJ Clue.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • According to a statement, Work on MALET began in 2024 after specialists at the Armaments Center’s Fuze and Mortar Divisions identified an opportunity to adapt existing ammunition for unmanned aircraft.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • It’s developed by GuangYu Industrial, an engineering conglomerate based in Shenzhen, with over three decades of precision manufacturing expertise.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026
  • SpaceX developed Starshield specifically for government and national security customers.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Davinder Singh, 28, is being held without bail at the Sutter County Jail, and investigators are also probing a separate Saturday shooting across from the Sikh Temple to determine whether the two incidents are connected.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The synergy between the two players stood out as Edmonds connected with Robinson for a number of big shots.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The movie’s essence is Chaucerian; the pacing is taut, jaunty, like a fairy tale, helped along by a twinkling score composed by Anna Meredith.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Horror filmmaker Mary Lambert (Pet Sematary) directs, and Ilan Eshkeri (Audible’s 1984, Netflix’s House of Guinness) composed the score.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026

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“Formed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formed. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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