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 Assists in formulating the branch budget and makes recommendations to the Department of Motor Vehicles chief. —

Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado updated February 24, Sacbee.com, 24 Feb. 2026 Mulka said many participating restaurants were still formulating their special deals for the week. —

Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026 The school began formulating its response to the crisis in December. —

Emily Witt, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026 One the keys to enhancing the user content search experience is moving a consumer’s actual intent to a more significant role in formulating content recommendations. —

Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 Often, policymakers struggle to know where to begin in formulating policies. —

Janice Mak, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026 By Wednesday, Ravens officials were already formulating plans to line up interviews for Harbaugh’s replacement, who will be just the fourth head coach in the organization’s history. —

Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026 This includes formulating a plan for Ilya to leave Boston and play for Ottawa, putting him closer geographically to Shane and giving them cover to start a charity together as a way to ease the public into viewing them as more than just bitter rivals on the ice. —

Jessica Derschowitz, Time, 9 Jan. 2026 The hat was supposed to disguise him from the masses who were hearing the missing woman's story and formulating an opinion. —

Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026

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But Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday played down growing worry about the economic impact on oil shipments from the Middle East, saying Japan has oil reserves at home that can last for several months.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Mar. 2026
Before the opening loss against South Korea, Iran head coach Marziyeh Jafari declined to comment on the military strikes or the death of her country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying the squad needed to focus on the tournament.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026