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as in expresses
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 prepares
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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If a user expresses thoughts of suicide, Ebb is trained to pass the conversation to a crisis line, Glover says.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025 -
In his voiceover, McElwee frequently addresses Adrian and eulogizes his memory, but also expresses self-critical ruminations about his part in his son’s death, how his filmmaking may have contributed to his shaky self-image and the growing distance between them.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
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That expansion would come as the Broward school district prepares to contract because of shrinking enrollment.—
Jimena Tavel,
Miami Herald,
29 Aug. 2025
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As the band prepares for an exciting anniversary release that’s coming up soon, Led Zeppelin scores a quick top 10 bestseller in America.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Michôd says that Sweeney was initially tentative about Martin's involvement, wanting to protect her own creative space, but opened up upon realizing that Martin wasn't going to try and control her performance.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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Kentucky’s constitution specifically allows suspects to be held without bail for a crime where the death penalty is on the table, but Stines’ defense team says the state is still required to prove at a hearing that there is enough evidence to presume Stines is guilty in order to keep him locked up.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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Genji visits these woods before his exile to Suma and composes a poem wishing that the forest might one day see the injustice against him reversed.—
Lauren Groff,
The Atlantic,
20 Aug. 2025
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This spending puts them in the same ballpark as Liverpool, Manchester United and Manchester City, but is still shy of Chelsea, who have spent more than £2bn in the same period, although their net spend will be much lower than that figure given their success at selling players.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Jaime Zehner, founder and principal designer of JZ Interiors, puts a Cali cool twist on traditional style.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Formulates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formulates. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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