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as in amorphous
having no definite or recognizable form
what was once an unformed lump of clay is now an attractive, useful bowl
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as in inexperienced
lacking in adult experience or maturity
under his care and tutelage, young men, unformed in mind and body, became battle-worthy soldiers
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Recent Examples of unformed
Malik and Eric are still too unformed to fully comprehend what this separation will mean to their lives.
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Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2024
In local races, voters’ opinions of the candidates tend to be relatively unformed and persuadable.
—Meg Little Reilly, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Public standards have been demolished, and that deprivation has permeated the unformed morality of the young generation.
—Armond White, National Review, 30 Aug. 2023
What words in the yet unformed Occident May come refined with the accents that are ours?
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
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Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2024
In local races, voters’ opinions of the candidates tend to be relatively unformed and persuadable.
—Meg Little Reilly, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Public standards have been demolished, and that deprivation has permeated the unformed morality of the young generation.
—Armond White, National Review, 30 Aug. 2023
What words in the yet unformed Occident May come refined with the accents that are ours?
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
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Wednesday is when the contours of the week’s show emerge; from a lot of amorphous goofing around, sketches materialize.Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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He’s also tried to banter with Vivek Ramaswamy and billionaire Elon Musk, the leaders of an amorphous group charged with studying potential cuts to the federal budget.Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
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The Right was formless, fractured, a collection of irritable mental gestures -- and then William F. Buckley Jr. founded this journal, bringing the various respectable strands of conservatism together and discarding the others.Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
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That doubtlessly makes Skeleton Crew feel more formless than would be acceptable if the series had been trimmed down to a movie.Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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People with leukemia often have a high number of immature white blood cells called myeloblast, which are not usually present in the blood.Doru Paul, Health, 10 Jan. 2025
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These immature cells can develop into different types of blood cells, including white blood cells (WBCs), central to immune function.8 Getting sufficient and consistent sleep can help make your body more resistant to disease and infection.Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2025
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Republican lawmakers called the chaotic exit one of the darkest moments of Biden's administration.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Streets pulse with music, laughter, and a packed calendar of events, creating an electric atmosphere that draws both locals and visitors into one joyous and chaotic rhythm.Joyce Onuorah, Essence, 14 Jan. 2025
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During the early years of the coronavirus pandemic, an expansion of the federal child tax credit led to dramatic reductions in adolescent poverty.Benjamin Oreskes, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Center specialized in child and adolescent psychiatry after graduating from medical school.Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2024
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However, the challenge remains in ensuring sustainability doesn’t exist as a series of unstructured, albeit well-intentioned, initiatives.Magnus Ahlqvist, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Male Alzheimer’s caregivers group: The Men’s Breakfast Club is an informal and unstructured gathering of male caregivers.Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
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But for premature babies, infants younger than 6 months, and those with heart or lung issues, RSV can cause severe illnesses, including breathing difficulties, that require hospitalization.Sherri Gordon, Parents, 17 Jan. 2025
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Discounts are available for active military, students with ID and children ages 6-11 (younger than 6 enter for free).Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2025
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Unlike spiral galaxies like the Milky Way, with their distinct structures of winding spiral arms, elliptical galaxies are rather shapeless.Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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Iris’ tutoring is shapeless and hardly encouraging, rousing skepticism in an older pupil (played by Hong regular Lee Hye-young) wary of her teacher’s unorthodox methods.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Unformed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unformed. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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