as in layout
the way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized
geese flying south in a V-formation
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The boundaries of this northern Arizona city sit within the Coconino National Forest and its sandstone formations draw in nearly three million tourists each year.
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2025
This run of 18 shows, which starts Thursday and is scheduled to end May 17, coincides with the 10th anniversary of Dead & Company's formation.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
If such filaments exist widely throughout the Milky Way, and the researchers’ theory is correct, their formation and dissolution represents a cyclical balance of depletion and replenishment of molecules in the galaxy.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
Rare genetic causes can contribute to the formation of kidney stones in children.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2025
This run of 18 shows, which starts Thursday and is scheduled to end May 17, coincides with the 10th anniversary of Dead & Company's formation.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
If such filaments exist widely throughout the Milky Way, and the researchers’ theory is correct, their formation and dissolution represents a cyclical balance of depletion and replenishment of molecules in the galaxy.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
Rare genetic causes can contribute to the formation of kidney stones in children.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Formation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formation. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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