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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
As ballot stations opened in Casablanca and Rabat, voters of various ages formed small but continuous lines to cast their ballots. — Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026 Anderson formed Buster Brown 1973 and released an album through Michael Gudinski’s Mushroom Records. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026 After rinsing and further breaking it down, the resulting pulp is suspended in water and formed by hand on screens and molds. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026 No Atlantic hurricanes have formed yet this year, and this year has set a record for the longest start to a season without a hurricane. — Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 This rare, jet-black tektite is believed to have formed when a meteorite struck the tin-rich land over 700,000 years ago. — Claire Turrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026 The news came three days after seven opposition groups, including the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, formed an alliance aimed at removing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his government. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Produced by the late British producer Jeremy Thomas — who formed a fruitful alliance with the Japanese auteur starting with 13 Assassins in 2020 — the latest in the Bad Lieutenant franchise is arguably the lightest of the three. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026 Mixed into a suspension of cellulose nanoparticles and then frozen, the customised chimera formed a flexible molecular skeleton that dramatically increases the tensile strength of the surrounding ice. — Mike McRae 16, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for formed
Adjective
  • Domino’s new Domino is also rectangular-shaped, a hallmark of Detroit-style pizza, and designed for a single serving.
    — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Mizar and Alcor In the handle of the pan-shaped Big Dipper (part of Ursa Major) is the pair of stars called Mizar and Alcor.
    — Gemma Lavender, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But by laying out why the officials erred by putting one second back on the clock, the MAC crystallized a different outcome that transcended the final score.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • In a matter of minutes, my past and my still-undefined future crystallized.
    — Ayman M. Mohyeldin, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Sullivan, a midfielder for the Philadelphia Union, joins many of the same players who comprised the roster for the USMNT's World Cup run this summer including Tyler Adams, Sebastian Berhalter, Gio Reyna, Malik Tillman, Ricardo Pepi and others.
    — Mason Leib, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • In five of the past six rate-hiking cycles, the Nasdaq, which is comprised about 60% of tech issues, fell in the one-month aftermath, and in four of those cycles the damage got worse three months later.
    — Jeff Cox,Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • These unaltered cosmic fingerprints let researchers map the temperatures, environmental conditions, and chemical reservoirs that produced organic matter billions of years ago.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Georgia’s political center of gravity is shifting from rural communities that produced generations of the state’s most powerful leaders toward Atlanta and its sprawling suburbs.
    — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Most of us who do philosophy began by hoping to find definitions too.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Crews began working Monday on Pocket Road near East Shore Drive to replace a sewer manhole and about 50 feet of a sewer main and repave the intersection, according to the project’s webpage.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Yet China itself has developed AI safety frameworks addressing autonomous agents and the risk of AI escaping human control.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Streaming has already developed somewhat of a reputation for being unforgiving.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Perhaps this accident of birth is connected to the subtle rebuff of modern life in Marcon’s films.
    — Matthew McLean, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Health officials said an individual with measles passed through Philadelphia International Airport and that the case is not connected to the recent exposure that occurred at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This documentary drama, created by Elizabeth Marvel and director Lee Sunday Evans, is composed from the verbatim transcripts of these painful proceedings.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Sheik subsequently composed music for several other stage productions, including American Psycho, based on Bret Easton Ellis’ novel, and Alice by Heart, a Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland adaptation set in London during World War II.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 18 Sep. 2026

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“Formed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formed. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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