setouts

noun

plural of setout
as in layouts
the way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized the setout of the stations at the polling place was a little confusing

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  1. layouts
  2. formats
  3. formations
Noun
  • Video previews and creator page layouts are also getting more customizable, and custom unblurred thumbnails can now be added to any public posts.
    — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Entry-level luxury cruise cabins can offer balconies, spacious layouts, premium amenities, and even butler service.
    — Erica Silverstein, Travel + Leisure, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of layouts
Noun
  • Fremantle‘s long-serving global formats chief Vasha Wallace is laving the Got Talent firm.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
  • That is two independent physical builds of more than a thousand proteins each, in two different formats, on two continents.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of formats
Noun
  • The researchers argue that the enormous cliff system triggered prolonged erosion that stripped away vast amounts of rock and helped expose some of North America’s oldest geological formations.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
  • At these deep-sea mineral formations, a rich chemical brew, warmed by volcanic activity, spills out over the ocean floor.
    — Philip Ball, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of formations
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“Setouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/setouts. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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