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an act, process, or means of putting something into words his letter was a very accurate formulation of his thoughts on the matter

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Recent Examples of formulation Different formulations of high-fructose corn syrup contain varying amounts of fructose, but the most common forms carry either 42% or 55% fructose, while the rest is glucose and water, according to the FDA. Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 18 July 2025 Manufacturing costs for clean formulations typically run 20-40 percent higher than conventional alternatives, pressuring unit economics. Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025 Take shampoo and conditioner, for example: While prices can reach sky high these days, quality formulations exist at every price point. Iman Balagam, Vogue, 28 July 2025 Test your soil every three years or so and follow the test recommendations for your fertilizer formulation. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for formulation
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Noun
  • And, sadly, his voice is as necessary as ever: The recent murders of George Floyd and other Black men and women at the hands of the police prove that Do the Right Thing’s racial injustice is still very much with us.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2025
  • The Pacific Women’s Chorus of San Diego, a chamber chorus for treble voices that performs music ranging from medieval chants to current compositions is recruiting experienced choral sopranos and altos.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • His wife, Becca (Connie Nielsen), wears an expression of perpetual disappointment.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Open Doors, the Locarno Film Festival’s Locarno Pro-organized co-production platform and talent development program for filmmakers from regions where artistic expression is at risk, has wrapped up its 23rd edition with a focus on the African continent.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Despite the stark wording, there were no mandatory evacuation orders in effect Wednesday morning, a Juneau city spokesperson confirmed Wednesday.
    Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
  • That’s the period that the $1.1 billion already had been approved for — before it was taken away by Congress, or rescinded, the official-speak wording that sounds gentler than what occurred, as so much bureaucratic language does.
    Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 10 Aug. 2025
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  • Even small acts of emotional articulation, like calmly expressing frustration, can biologically reduce stress and help people respond with more clarity.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
  • In fact, his improvisatory, playful articulation of postmodernism could itself be considered an ad hoc exercise, applied in the arena of symbolic language rather than that of practical assembly.
    Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 1 June 2025
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  • She was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia in 2020, the Bezos Family Foundation said in a statement.
    StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 15 Aug. 2025
  • That group of lawmakers will return to the state Friday after the special legislative session ends, the lawmakers said in a statement Thursday.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2025

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“Formulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formulation. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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