as in recipe
a set or series of actions or components that lead to a particular result
The formula for the area of a rectangle is simple: multiply the width by the height. Hard work and dedication is a surefire formula for success.
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Below, 16 bartenders share their favorite apple brandy recipes from twists on classics like the Vieux Carre and negroni to original formulas combining apple brandy with unlikely ingredients like ouzo and tequila.
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Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The formula melts into skin well and didn’t leave me feeling tacky or sticky.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2025
For Steve Squeri, that’s the formula for winning customers who’ll stay onboard for decades to come.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
This combination of technical excellence and human warmth, in my experience, is the most solid formula for building and maintaining trust.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The formula melts into skin well and didn’t leave me feeling tacky or sticky.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2025
For Steve Squeri, that’s the formula for winning customers who’ll stay onboard for decades to come.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
This combination of technical excellence and human warmth, in my experience, is the most solid formula for building and maintaining trust.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for formula
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For decades, home cooks have been bound to outdated methods, including arduous timers, checking recipe charts, and leaving precision to guesswork.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Our latest chicken cutlet recipe is no exception, flavored with honey, garlic, soy sauce for depth, and a touch of fresh chile garlic paste (sambal oelek).—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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To learn more about the interim pintail strategy, visit the Fish and Wildlife website.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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Many SMBs are also exploring external partnerships as part of their strategy—not as a replacement for internal responsibility, but as a way to extend their capabilities.—
Ro'ee Margalit,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The procedure typically begins with local anesthesia and placement of a rubber dam to isolate the tooth.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Those procedures ultimately didn’t take place, but federal officials vowed in July to overhaul the nation’s organ donation system.—
Cara Anthony,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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More recently, the co-founders called for the company to be separated from Unilever and excluded from its plans to float the ice cream division on the stock market.—
Hugh Cameron
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Apex is continuing to use its current software but plans on fully transitioning to Rec by late February of next year.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The set features traditional imagery, including fruit and evergreens, a holly wreath, two cardinals perched on mistletoe and a scarlet amaryllis bouquet—all designed using a collage method.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The method is well known in other fields but had not been used for solid electrolytes before.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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This comprehensive approach transforms AI from a mere tool into a thinking companion for life’s biggest questions.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The pair referred to, Vanderbilt University’s Daniel Diermeier and Washington University’s Andrew Martin, have taken a very different approach than the maximalist resistance stance of many elite university leaders.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Roberts and Robinson, who federal prosecutors say conducted the scheme over the course of five years, between 2018 and 2023, allegedly stole $900,000 from the court system.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Sep. 2025
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Just look at the offense — more weapons, better scheme, more support.—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Formula.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formula. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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