1
as in shape
the outward appearance of something as distinguished from its substance
an ice sculpture in the conformation of a swan
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2
as in formation
the way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized
the regular conformation of particles in a crystal
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3
as in adjustment
the act or process of changing something to fit a new use or situation
the conformation of their lives to the changing social order
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Recent Examples of conformation
But unfortunately for the downtown retail scene, official conformation never arrived and every round of Apple Store speculation died out.
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Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 4 June 2024
All cells have lots of adjustable pieces in their cytoskeletons and gene regulatory networks that can be set in different conformations and can inform behavior later on.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
In the halter and walking fleece shows, the alpacas are brought by their owners to the center ring, where they are judged based on the quality of their fleece and conformation.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2024
Another set of antibodies that uses conformation locking is the camelid nanobodies described in 2021.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
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Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 4 June 2024
All cells have lots of adjustable pieces in their cytoskeletons and gene regulatory networks that can be set in different conformations and can inform behavior later on.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
In the halter and walking fleece shows, the alpacas are brought by their owners to the center ring, where they are judged based on the quality of their fleece and conformation.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2024
Another set of antibodies that uses conformation locking is the camelid nanobodies described in 2021.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conformation
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UConn remains in solid shape in terms of an NCAA bid, but avoiding upsets until the Big East Tournament would be a good idea.—
Joe Rexrode,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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The script isn’t yet in shape, according to James Gunn’s most recent remarks, and with Matt Reeves’ solo Batman franchise sequel The Batman Part II about to start production the studio wants to leave room between the separate bat-films.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Yes Standout features ZenBusiness offers a wide selection of services that range from formation offerings to compliance, managing your finances and building a website and logo.—
Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2025
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The alignment formation, however, is short-lived because planets move at different speeds.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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These ideas range from practical adjustments to sweeping theoretical shifts.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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With Fluent Commerce, the brand has been able to make adjustments that fit its operations, such as creating fulfillment logic rules that default to shipping 100 percent of Canadian orders from a store.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Feb. 2025
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Co-owner and chef John Cleveland says the restaurant will continue in some form, whether as a pop-up or at a new location.—
Danielle Dorsey,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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This form must be filed within nine months of the date of death unless an extension is granted (however, as previously mentioned, the estate may make the election up to five years after the death of the spouse if the sole purpose of filing is to make the election).—
Ashley Case,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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The intrigue: There's a new track layout this year, which will shorten COTA's 3.41-mile circuit.—
Nicole Cobler,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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Adjusts the layout of some buttons when entering the game interface.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Many drug launches fail, often due to poor planning or speed of adaptation in launch years.—
Tom Hughes,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The creator of The Wild Robot has big hopes for the movie adaptation.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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If ever the Three Lions had a chance to end a run of ten losses in 14 across the ODI format, Saturday was the day.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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The exhibition will feature four teams, each with 13 players, competing in a single-elimination format.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
22 Feb. 2025
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Potential mutations, adaptions Until recently, all detections of bird flu in dairy herds in the U.S. had involved a form of the virus known as B3.13, while D.1.1 had been limited to migratory birds and poultry birds.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Woodall is also a longtime fan of the beloved film franchise, which first launched in 2001 with Bridget Jones's Diary, an adaption of the Helen Fielding novel by the same name.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Conformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conformation. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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