as in voice
an act, process, or means of putting something into words his letter was a very accurate formulation of his thoughts on the matter

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Recent Examples of formulation The researchers concluded that the oral turmeric-Boswellia formulation provided significant relief from low back pain within four hours of administration. Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 24 July 2025 And though the rate of unintentional ingestion increased rapidly, the ingestion rates for different formulations of nicotine declined, says Dr. Smith, who points out that nicotine pouches were not tracked in national poison center data until 2020. Sarah Scott, Parents, 15 July 2025 The formulations Thrive was selling were legal at the time of the inspection. Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 15 July 2025 Building a Routine That Works with Your Skin, Not Against It A successful acid routine begins with frequency and formulation. Larry Stansbury, Essence, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for formulation
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Noun
  • The two, then a couple, became the central faces, voices and songwriters of the group for the four decades that followed.
    Maria Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
  • Osbourne was one of the most iconic figures in rock, molding the sound and perception of heavy metal with his one-of-a-kind voice and shocking antics.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • There was an expression on his face, something between a smile and a smirk.
    Mona Awad, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
  • Through gene expression studies, the team determined these proteins were actively produced and regulated – social control molecules secreted through their natural antennae, the spines.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 July 2025
Noun
  • Wide Array Of Prompting Tips A seasoned user of generative AI is bound to inevitably realize that the wording of their prompts can significantly impact how the AI responds.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • That lawsuit involved a dispute over the wording of the actions for which Trump was found liable in a civil lawsuit brought by E. Jean Carroll.
    Michael J. Socolow, The Conversation, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • In fact, his improvisatory, playful articulation of postmodernism could itself be considered an ad hoc exercise, applied in the arena of symbolic language rather than that of practical assembly.
    Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 1 June 2025
  • The gimbal supports a straight down (-90-degree) to slightly up (20-degree) articulation, which is less upward tilt than the DJI Neo (60 degrees) or the Flip (35 degrees).
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Police arrested the 15-year-old boy after an investigation, according to a statement from Elsmere police.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 23 July 2025
  • Late Monday after the Herald published a story on Boulos’ arrest and after Rubio issued a statement, ICE confirmed the arrest in a statement accusing him of engaging in violence and collaborating with armed gangs that once burned down his car dealership.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 July 2025

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“Formulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formulation. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.

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