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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 formulations
Manufacturers pivoted toward lower- and zero-silica formulations.
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Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Get ready for your closeup and tackle a range of skin concerns with skin-friendly formulations from ELEMIS.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
Many of their formulations also avoid unnecessary ingredients and provide clear and clinically meaningful dosing.
—Brianna Peters, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2026
In cases where people have ingested glyphosate, formulations containing surfactant have resulted in more severe symptoms.
—Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026
Use a spreader for granular formulations or a sprayer for liquid ones, following the manufacturer's instructions to the letter.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
The research also demonstrates that improvements in battery performance can be achieved by engineering nanoscale environments rather than by developing new electrolyte formulations.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 19 Feb. 2026
The cadence would be right, the vocabulary impeccable, the formulations reassuringly familiar.
—Walter Quattrociocchi, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2026
Engineers have refined these high-performance concrete formulations to withstand extreme heat and saline coastal conditions, a bid for the tower’s longevity.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 18 Feb. 2026
Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Get ready for your closeup and tackle a range of skin concerns with skin-friendly formulations from ELEMIS.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
Many of their formulations also avoid unnecessary ingredients and provide clear and clinically meaningful dosing.
—Brianna Peters, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2026
In cases where people have ingested glyphosate, formulations containing surfactant have resulted in more severe symptoms.
—Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026
Use a spreader for granular formulations or a sprayer for liquid ones, following the manufacturer's instructions to the letter.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
The research also demonstrates that improvements in battery performance can be achieved by engineering nanoscale environments rather than by developing new electrolyte formulations.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 19 Feb. 2026
The cadence would be right, the vocabulary impeccable, the formulations reassuringly familiar.
—Walter Quattrociocchi, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2026
Engineers have refined these high-performance concrete formulations to withstand extreme heat and saline coastal conditions, a bid for the tower’s longevity.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for formulations
Noun
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Its loudest voices are making evidence-free claims about COVID-19, climate change, and vaccines.—
Noubar Afeyan,
Time,
9 Mar. 2026
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The voices captured on that wall belong not to emperors or senators, but to lovers, laborers, sports fans, and artists who left their marks in a corridor between two theaters, never imagining those marks would still be read 2,000 years later.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In multiple tests, the chatbots appeared to recognize violent intent in users’ questions, responding with expressions of concern and referrals to mental health support resources.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
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There is nothing like feedback from our peers in the form of facial expressions, feeling, laughter, physical touch.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The two companies announced the deal in separate statements Monday, confirming an earlier Bloomberg report.—
Sonia Sirletti,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Conflicting Iranian statements came from two of the three members of the leadership council overseeing Iran since Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the war's opening airstrikes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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The 1984 speech that so moved Baldwin remains one of the greatest articulations of American liberalism ever made.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2026
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Elsewhere, the document is much more in keeping with earlier articulations of American foreign policy.—
REBECCAH HEINRICHS,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Dec. 2025
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“Formulations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formulations. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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