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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
The stock is on track for its worst annual performance since the automaker was formed through the merger of Fiat Chrysler and PSA Groupe in January 2021. — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026 For decades, being Salvadoran meant being identified as a refugee diaspora escaping a war, and later, an association grew with the street gangs that formed as a result of the displacement. — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 The league formed an offseason officiating task force that included an effort to clean up some of the WNBA’s issues regarding physicality and officiating. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Reeves formed the alternative-rock trio — completed by vocalist-guitarist Bret Domrose and drummer-actor Robert Mailhouse — in Los Angeles in the early 1990s, and the group has drawn on the same post-punk lineage Hook helped define. — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026 Joy Chen is the executive director of Every Fire Survivor’s Network, which was formed after the Los Angeles area wildfires. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026 The company formed following the merger between Dattner Dispoto and Associates (DDA Talent) and Worldwide Production Agency (WPA) will be known as Ascent Creatives International. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for formed
Adjective
  • The home button has its own distinct metal surface, and other buttons on the remote are indented or distinctly shaped.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Diamonds are crystallized under tremendous pressure and heat deep inside the Earth and then thrust to the surface through volcanic activity before they’re scattered by water or wind.
    — LAURA TURBAY, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • This was crystallized in a new event, called Transformation Day, which took place April 26 in the French capital’s Palais de Tokyo museum.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The rankings considered four factors which comprised the districts’ student racial diversity index, parent/student surveys on culture and diversity, the percent of economically disadvantaged students and gender diversity.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Home Ministry official Makhzan Mahyuddin was quoted by national Bernama news agency as saying the returnees comprised 1,370 men, 79 women, 20 boys and seven girls, aged between eight and 60.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But Russell argued that state lawsuits can address damage in Colorado, regardless of where the fossil fuels are produced.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Royal Caribbean heralds this ship for setting a new standard across the cruise industry for its water and waste management programs—93% of fresh water is produced on board via reverse osmosis, crew members sort trash for recycling, and so on.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The death in a helicopter crash of Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife and three others has reverberated across government and industry circles on the continent, as investigators began examining what caused the aircraft to go down.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • When Tian’s solo project began gaining traction, Cui was pursuing a master’s in computer science and machine learning at the University of Toronto and working on autonomous-vehicle research.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Their arrival brings the number of satellites developed for GHGSat to 13.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
  • This is a sensitive moment for Brazil's democracy Brazil emerged from military dictatorship in 1985 and has since developed into one of the world's largest democracies.
    — Catherine Osborn, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In several messages quoted in the ruling, Seaver allegedly threatened Nozell and other people connected to Parton’s estate.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
  • There are two main anchors, the North and South Pavilions, connected by a track almost three kilometers in length, twisting and turning between dunes and rock formations.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The sound of the music was one thing—even when Stereolab were at their loungiest or Stars of the Lid were including the key in which a song was composed in its title, there was something like the faintest air of rock music in their experiments.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
  • James Newton Howard Howard composed the emotional finale of the film.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026

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“Formed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formed. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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