layouts

plural of layout
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as in formations
the way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized the decorator changed the layout of the living room three times before declaring it finished

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as in designs
the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged the layout of his portraits typically consists of a finely drawn subject against a roughly sketched background

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Recent Examples of layouts Outlooks and layouts vary but most rooms come with ravishing views of the Bosphorus; a few have terraces or gardens, while the split-level 5920-square-foot Peninsula Suite has a private rooftop terrace, outdoor swimming pool, gym, and hammam. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026 The dungeons were ominous, multi-level complexes with layouts both eldritch and natural, no longer limited to square tile arrangements. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026 Modular allows incremental scaling to add modules as demand grows, enabling compact layouts that reduce land disruption, and making higher-temperature liquid cooling more practical, which improves overall energy efficiency. — Steve Altizer, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026 Dometic isn't the first RTT manufacturer to offer a multi-room setup or available divider wall, but more often than not, roof tent builders rely instead on ground-level add-on tents to create layouts with discrete rooms. — New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026 Early reviewers found that certain apps display large black bars or awkward layouts when opened on the bigger screen. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026 Initial reviewers highlighted numerous apps not yet set up for the phone, occasionally leading to awkward layouts. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Galleries don’t have separate booths and instead exhibit one or two artists in open-plan layouts, with project spaces taking up as little as one wall. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Nobody’s asking you to make your kitchen vanish or bring back closed-off layouts, though. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026
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Noun
  • Recent conflicts have demonstrated that relatively inexpensive unmanned aircraft can challenge conventional military formations, expose logistical infrastructure and create persistent surveillance threats.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Somehow, this fact seems to echo the rightness of the way things are naturally formed in the world—like the coloring of rock formations or the markings on an animal’s hide.
    — Artforum, Artforum, 4 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Aquascape designs and builds equipment and other products used in outdoor landscape ponds.
    — John W. Bateman, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The retailer offers customizable holiday photo cards starting at approximately 65 cents each for select 5-by-7-inch designs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • For freelancers and small business owners handling several content formats, that range reduces the need to switch workspaces.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The deluxe reissue sold 78,000 equivalent album units across over 20 formats and variants combined to take the top spot, Billboard reports.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • At Puna and Parura, Muñoz’s menu is filled with dishes with the layered flavors and artistic compositions that helped push Peruvian cuisine into the spotlight on a global stage.
    — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The film’s symmetrical compositions, the careful placement of characters within these distinctive spaces, all serve to create a sense of immovable social hierarchy and repression.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Zelenskyy has also rejected any limits being placed on Ukraine's military, or its arrangements with Western partners, which Kyiv sees as essential security guarantees to stop Moscow from invading again.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Concerns are also rising over the sustainability of ​the investment cycle, with questions around circular financing arrangements, the risk of infrastructure overcapacity and how quickly companies can turn their AI investments into revenue.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 10 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • According to the news release, the catalog documents births, injuries, migration patterns, and ages.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Your ruler Mercury is retrograde, and its meeting with the Moon encourages a closer look at familiar patterns.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 8 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • What readers are saying The conversation explores the themes of remembrance and the ways different countries honor their war dead, particularly focusing on the UK's Remembrance Day.
    — Tom Tugendhat, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2026
  • That’s the appropriate way of addressing the casting choices, which broaden the interfamily conflict themes of the play without causing a shift in focus or a reinterpretation.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026

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“Layouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layouts. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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