Thesaurus results for FORMULATING

formulating

verb

present participle of formulate

as in saying

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 preparing

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 formulating Dunbar is best known for formulating Dunbar’s number, the theory that humans can maintain only about 150 social connections at once. —

Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026 Of course, formulating your long-term plan is just the first step. —

Eddy Azad, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 Ford, in his first interview about the film, is still formulating his thoughts on it. —

Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026 Brian Dutcher and his staff work hard during the basketball season, planning practices, formulating game plans, watching film, meeting with players, visiting with high school recruits, speaking with the media, talking to administrators, attending donor events, raising money, getting on planes. —

Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026 Fortunately, more and more brands are now formulating deodorants without common allergens and irritants. —

Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026 Scripted by Grace Glowicki and Ben Petrie (partners in life and in filmmaking), these words of seduction are music to the ears of a lonely Gravedigger (Glowicki), who has been formulating a perfume to cover up her corpse-like stench. —

Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026 Being vocally left-leaning thus provides social status benefits and forms of self-congratulation that being conservative doesn't (if anything, in terms of the broader culture and the opinion-formulating institutions, conservatism tends to be rather lonely and something of a social liability). —

Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026 Smith referenced Chafee’s archives at the University of Arizona ahead of formulating new ideas that maximize space and allow light to filter through. —

Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2026

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The city manager denied that, saying the last time work was done was in January.

— John Ramos, CBS News, 16 June 2026
The administration denied the request, saying accident rates for skydiving planes are lower than those for other types of private flights, a point the United States Parachute Association has emphasized repeatedly in the years since then, lobbying against stricter rules.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 15 June 2026