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as in to express
to convey in appropriate or telling terms
the doctor was trying to formulate a good way to tell her that she would need surgery
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as in to prepare
to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form
a writer planning to formulate a response to what he considered a very unfair review of his work
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The rubber compound is formulated for supposed to be better at absorbing the contact from the road, which creates less wear, and the denser contact patch reduces the stress on the individual lugs.
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Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 2 Jan. 2025
Another, appeared to have formulated a theory as to how that might have happened.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Briggs works closely with the club’s analysts — Dan Spearritt, Joel Bonner and Jansen Moreno — and opposition analyst James French to formulate a plan and identify weaknesses.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
The administration will need to both formulate a comprehensive endgame for the war that addresses these core issues and craft a diplomatic strategy for getting there.
—Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
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Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 2 Jan. 2025
Another, appeared to have formulated a theory as to how that might have happened.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Briggs works closely with the club’s analysts — Dan Spearritt, Joel Bonner and Jansen Moreno — and opposition analyst James French to formulate a plan and identify weaknesses.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
The administration will need to both formulate a comprehensive endgame for the war that addresses these core issues and craft a diplomatic strategy for getting there.
—Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
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Behind the scenes, however, some editors expressed qualms about the reporting, court filings show.David Folkenflik, NPR, 5 Jan. 2025
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The palate expresses notes of Rosé petals, anise, and a little tar.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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Geopolitically, Asian governments, firms, and especially markets should prepare to face a whirlwind of strategic turbulence.Evan A. Feigenbaum, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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Motorists should prepare for sudden visibility changes, blizzard conditions, and icy roads.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
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Threat level: More than 50,000 people received evacuation orders overnight as a result of the Eaton Fire, Angeles National Forest officials said.Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
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On a monthly basis, PPI dipped by 0.1% compared to a 0.1% increase in November, as infrastructure and real estate projects were temporarily suspended during the off-season, the National Bureau of Statistics said, hurting demand for steel.Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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That program features no fewer than three premieres, composed by Errollyn Wallen, Conrad Tao and Stacy Garrop.Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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The electric vehicle sector alone has received $231 billion in subsidies since 2009, with government support composing a significant portion of its revenue.Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Hum the melody and the words will articulate themselves in your mind.E.L. Doctorow, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Ordered thematically and chronologically, with historical ephemera accompanying artworks, the exhibition thoroughly articulates the narrative of a unique figure who nonetheless exemplified the aspirations and contradictions common to his time.Red Cameron, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
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Hunt’s specialty with the Chiefs this season has certainly changed from when the team first drafted him in 2017.Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
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According to Howard, comparisons of the two, due to similarities such as he and Shaq both being drafted No. 1 overall by the Orlando Magic and playing the center position, led Shaq to become resentful of him.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Although the club initially told him that Szczesny was coming to play, Inaki Pena started to put in some good performances and Flick ended up putting his faith in the 25-year-old.Laia Cervelló Herrero, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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The host Tigers began to put some distance between themselves and their counterparts from Columbia by the midpoint of the opening half.Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025
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The intelligence report, written chiefly by the CIA, appeared to close the book on Havana syndrome.Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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In November, Chief Crowley wrote a separate memo to the commission focusing on the bigger picture: a fire department that has not changed much in size since the 1960s despite the city’s population surging by more than a million people since then.Heather Knight, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Formulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formulate. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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