1
as in crystallizing
to take on a definite form
my ideas on the subject are just starting to form
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2
as in comprising
to be all the substance of
this one sentence really forms the basis of your argument
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as in producing
to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials
formed the pot out of the clay
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as in starting
to come into existence
the new company formed from two smaller ones
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as in developing
to come to have gradually
I don't want you beginning skiers to form any bad habits
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Recent Examples of forming
Blackmon remembers sitting nearby as his father and other community leaders gathered on the porch, talking late into the night about forming a local NAACP chapter.
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ABC News, 2 May 2026
Amid these developments Fujimori supporters regrouped politically, forming the Alliance for the Future (Alianza por el Futuro), a coalition intended to carry forward the Fujimorista movement in his absence.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 May 2026
That job involves forming unions from the ground up, as well as contract talks that have taken him to Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Europe.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Venus, now in the curious and amicable sign of Gemini, will meet with taskmaster Saturn in Aries, forming a sextile that can turn a thought, exchange or even romantic chemistry into something solid and committed.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
This follows a string of closures that began in January and through this past week, and have seen the rapid development of large-scale structures forming over sections of I-84 between Nampa and Meridian.
—Noah Daly
may 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2026
Like other lawn alternatives, carpetgrass is tough and hardy, forming a tight mat-like sub-layer.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 30 Apr. 2026
Some even suggested galaxies could still be chock-full of gas but somehow not forming stars, which would be a real head-scratcher for anyone trying to understand stellar nurseries.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Potatoes planted in the garden a few months ago are forming potatoes underground and the plants are starting to decline.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 2 May 2026
Amid these developments Fujimori supporters regrouped politically, forming the Alliance for the Future (Alianza por el Futuro), a coalition intended to carry forward the Fujimorista movement in his absence.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 May 2026
That job involves forming unions from the ground up, as well as contract talks that have taken him to Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Europe.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Venus, now in the curious and amicable sign of Gemini, will meet with taskmaster Saturn in Aries, forming a sextile that can turn a thought, exchange or even romantic chemistry into something solid and committed.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
This follows a string of closures that began in January and through this past week, and have seen the rapid development of large-scale structures forming over sections of I-84 between Nampa and Meridian.
—Noah Daly
may 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2026
Like other lawn alternatives, carpetgrass is tough and hardy, forming a tight mat-like sub-layer.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 30 Apr. 2026
Some even suggested galaxies could still be chock-full of gas but somehow not forming stars, which would be a real head-scratcher for anyone trying to understand stellar nurseries.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Potatoes planted in the garden a few months ago are forming potatoes underground and the plants are starting to decline.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forming
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Khosla himself has endorsed the idea of a national wealth fund, and the symmetry between his individual advocacy and OpenAI’s institutional proposal suggests that a policy framework is crystallizing within the AI industry’s upper echelons.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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That regime sentiment seems to be crystalizing.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Biennale contemporary art exhibition is the world's oldest and most important, comprising a main exhibition alongside national pavilions, which are curated separately by the participating nations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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As of late February, the review found that the Justice Department has taken down more than 47,000 files comprising about 65,500 pages.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Halliday collaborated with Zwick (The Last Samurai) and Marshall Herskovitz on the screenplay, with Zwick and Herskovitz of the Bedford Falls Company producing alongside Clay Pecorin of Rainmaker Films and FilmNation Entertainment.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
1 May 2026
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The former property managers were not always prompt in producing the records needed for the audit, leaving auditors unable to obtain sufficient evidence to form an opinion on the financial statements.—
R.A. Schuetz,
Houston Chronicle,
1 May 2026
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Still, Bores told me that lines were starting to blur.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Törnberg identified three new kinds of emerging online media platforms, starting with private or semi-private group chats like WhatsApp.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 May 2026
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Regardless, much of the developing world is made up of much younger countries, with populations in Africa, for example, at much lower risk of serious outcomes from COVID-19 than elderly individuals with comorbidities in the United States or Western Europe.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Chinese scientists have pushed perovskite tandem solar cells past the critical 30 percent efficiency mark after developing a new way to control how the materials crystallize during manufacturing.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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Mount Carmel’s Christian Clark has a keen sense of what every pitcher is thinking, especially since the senior catcher spends every game connecting and interacting with his own staff.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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And now two different studies published in the journal Nature — one connecting the long-term health of adults with their thymic health and the other analyzing cancer therapy outcomes and thymic health — point to the thymus playing an important role in wellness.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
6 May 2026
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Brothers Daniel and Adrián Aguirre love nothing more than making music together, composing melodies and writing powerful lyrics.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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The songs are by composing legend Mike Stoller, now 93, and a master tunesmith during the era in which much of the story spans.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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The Moon in Scorpio harmonizes with Jupiter through your 5th House of Creativity, making connection feel more natural, playful, and easy to enjoy.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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These questions have been haunting Hong Kong for over forty years, about as long as Pau has been making art.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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“Forming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forming. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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