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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
When Iraola left Mirandes and was appointed as head coach of another second-tier side, Rayo Vallecano, De la Torre formed part of his backroom staff as the fitness coach. Andy Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 Residents formed a group chat to document Wiley's behavior with cell phones and door cameras. Alys Martinez, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 In 1986, the San Diego Council on Literacy was formed to lead the region’s first coordinated countywide literacy campaign. Jose Cruz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026 Unwell last year formed a partnership with SiriusXM partnership and has ramped up its video efforts on YouTube. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026 The Ethics Committee formed an investigatory subcommittee that year 2023 to examine her activities. Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026 Tropical Storm Cristobal has formed over the Sub-Tropical Atlantic and is moving quickly toward the east to east-northeast. Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026 For decades Memphis, the most populous city in Shelby County, formed the base of its own congressional district. ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 Atoms, an industrial AI and infrastructure company, and Joby Aviation have formed a strategic partnership to acquire and develop vertiports across the United States. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for formed
Adjective
  • At the Whitney Biennial, Carmen de Monteflores’s long-unseen shaped canvases of colorful overlapping figures hung alongside her daughter Andrea Fraser’s wax sculptures of sleeping toddlers.
    Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Not only is this the highest resolution presentation, but the theater screens themselves are also massive, curved and somewhat square-shaped, allowing the audience to feel enveloped by the movie.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • That brittleness, though, is exactly what has made Criston’s turn toward nihilism at the end of the second season, and now crystallized in episode five, so gratifying.
    The Editors, Vulture, 17 July 2026
  • According to interviews with Hooper, the concept for the film crystallized for him after a Christmastime visit to a Montgomery Ward department store.
    Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • Last year, first-time visitors to Las Vegas comprised 10% of travelers, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority's annual visitor profile study.
    James Powel, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
  • And of course the mis en scène — comprised in Season 4 of a palatial hotel on the Croisette and a luxurious hilltop hideaway — are as central to the plot as the characters.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Of those jobs, the education and health services sector produced 36,000, continuing a longstanding trend for the industry in leading employment growth.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Deep End marks a second feature adaptation for Hazelwood, whose romantic comedy novel The Love Hypothesis, produced by Amazon MGM and MRC, is slated for release on Prime Video on September 23.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The tour, which began in 1999, showcases Slamdance titles to different audiences around the country, expanding their reach beyond the traditional film hubs of Los Angeles and New York.
    Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Years earlier at her former lab in Ohio, chromosomes in mouse eggs and embryos began dividing in bizarre ways, creating the kinds of genetic errors that can lead to Down syndrome and other chromosomal disorders.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Over the following months, Harrison developed pneumonia and gut failure and also suffered a stroke.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Even before the war, the country had already developed a large legal profession, sophisticated corporate firms, and distinctive constitutional institutions, although European legal systems retained greater intellectual prestige.
    Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Informal mining is a deep problem in South Africa and is connected to criminal syndicates, according to authorities.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Maxar, meanwhile, identified an irregularity connected to Beloozerov’s employment, notified authorities and terminated him, a company spokesperson told CNN.
    Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The interfaces are composed almost entirely of vortex-like structures and fine dark striations.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Each of the Viking missions were composed of an orbiter and a lander.
    Tariq Malik, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Formed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formed. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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