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as in to express
to convey in appropriate or telling terms
the doctor was trying to formulate a good way to tell her that she would need surgery
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as in to prepare
to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form
a writer planning to formulate a response to what he considered a very unfair review of his work
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Recent Examples of formulate
It’s formulated with ingredients to provide long-lasting, all-day coverage and is safe for all skin types.
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Michelle Baricevic, InStyle, 22 Jan. 2026
That lag adds to the challenges in formulating policies.
—Janice Mak, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026
With several in-house free agents to monitor, and a couple of notable injuries to account for, Carolina will need to formulate a plan that helps them in 2026 and beyond.
—Mike Kaye
january 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Jan. 2026
Both contain granactive retinoids, which are formulated to release slowly and gently into the skin, helping reduce irritation.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 20 Jan. 2026
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Michelle Baricevic, InStyle, 22 Jan. 2026
That lag adds to the challenges in formulating policies.
—Janice Mak, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026
With several in-house free agents to monitor, and a couple of notable injuries to account for, Carolina will need to formulate a plan that helps them in 2026 and beyond.
—Mike Kaye
january 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Jan. 2026
Both contain granactive retinoids, which are formulated to release slowly and gently into the skin, helping reduce irritation.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 20 Jan. 2026
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Federal officials, at the time of Ortega-Anguiano’s early release, were expressing frustration at sanctuary state restrictions that limit direct cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration officers.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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All views expressed in this piece are those of Corient Private Wealth LLC and do not necessarily reflect the views of Forbes.—
Heather L. Locus,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui and Chris Williams planned to assist Fincke and Cardman in suiting up and preparing the tools and equipment that would be needed outside the space station.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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In Kyiv, a CNN reporter said that the attack began around midnight, starting with multiple drone strikes on residential buildings.—
Kosta Gak,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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Due to cold temperatures, emergency medical services were contacted to evaluate her, authorities said.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Strachey and Turing’s attempts at algorithmic writing were merely the earliest in twentieth-century computer science; by 1984, the Racter program would produce the first book entirely composed by an artificial intelligence, the prose-poetry hybrid The Policeman’s Beard is Half Constructed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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Prototaxites was composed of interwoven tubes, giving it a superficial resemblance to fungi.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
21 Jan. 2026
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So the brightest, most interesting humans on the planet have had this ability to look at the world, to study, to articulate, in many fine ways down the centuries.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
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Programs like Purdue’s Cornerstone Integrated Liberal Arts and Brandeis University’s Center for Careers and Applied Liberal Arts are preparing undergraduates to internalize and articulate just the kind of marketable value that Karp prizes.—
Benjamin Wolff,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Especially after the Dolphins drafted Ollie Gordon in the 2025 draft.—
Steve Bradshaw,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Fatemeh Sepehri, a political prisoner from Mashhad, has openly advocated for removing the supreme leader and holding free elections to draft a new constitution.—
Davood Moradian,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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In those two top nominees, the film academy put its full force behind a pair of visceral and bracingly original American epics that each connected with a fraught national moment.—
JAKE COYLE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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The message echoing through the halls of Davos this year was that businesses and governments should no longer be putting plans in place to navigate periods of temporary disruption.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Boys who haven’t been invited into those conversations about identity, values, mistakes, or purpose often struggle to write anything beyond the literal.—
Dr. Liz Doe Stone,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Yet for all the star power his name attracts, Winslow will never write with a specific actor in mind.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Formulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formulate. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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