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adjective

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as in shaped

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formed

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verb

past tense of form
1
as in crystallized
to take on a definite form my ideas on the subject are just starting to form

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as in comprised
to be all the substance of this one sentence really forms the basis of your argument

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as in produced
to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials formed the pot out of the clay

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as in began
to come into existence the new company formed from two smaller ones

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as in developed
to come to have gradually I don't want you beginning skiers to form any bad habits

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Recent Examples of formed
Adjective
When decisions arrive pre-formed, discernment fades. — Big Think, 2 Mar. 2026 Both pre-formed vitamin A and provitamin A carotenoids are used in supplements. — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 8 Dec. 2025 Excess intake of pre-formed vitamin A from animal sources or supplements can lead to toxicity, so moderation is essential—especially for pregnant people. — Jillian Kubala, Health, 25 Nov. 2025 The styling is impeccable, with each curl perfectly formed and ready to make a statement. — Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
When Iraola left Mirandes and was appointed as head coach of another second-tier side, Rayo Vallecano, De la Torre formed part of his backroom staff as the fitness coach. — Andy Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 Residents formed a group chat to document Wiley's behavior with cell phones and door cameras. — Alys Martinez, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 In 1986, the San Diego Council on Literacy was formed to lead the region’s first coordinated countywide literacy campaign. — Jose Cruz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026 Unwell last year formed a partnership with SiriusXM partnership and has ramped up its video efforts on YouTube. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026 The Ethics Committee formed an investigatory subcommittee that year 2023 to examine her activities. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026 Tropical Storm Cristobal has formed over the Sub-Tropical Atlantic and is moving quickly toward the east to east-northeast. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026 For decades Memphis, the most populous city in Shelby County, formed the base of its own congressional district. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 Atoms, an industrial AI and infrastructure company, and Joby Aviation have formed a strategic partnership to acquire and develop vertiports across the United States. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for formed
  1. shaped
  2. crystallized
  3. comprised
  4. produced
  5. began
  6. developed
  7. connected
  8. composed
Adjective
  • At the Whitney Biennial, Carmen de Monteflores’s long-unseen shaped canvases of colorful overlapping figures hung alongside her daughter Andrea Fraser’s wax sculptures of sleeping toddlers.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Not only is this the highest resolution presentation, but the theater screens themselves are also massive, curved and somewhat square-shaped, allowing the audience to feel enveloped by the movie.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 24 July 2026
Definition of shaped
Verb
  • But the moment that crystallized the problem was personal, not professional.
    — Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • That brittleness, though, is exactly what has made Criston’s turn toward nihilism at the end of the second season, and now crystallized in episode five, so gratifying.
    — The Editors, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Definition of crystallized
Verb
  • Last year, first-time visitors to Las Vegas comprised 10% of travelers, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority's annual visitor profile study.
    — James Powel, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
  • And of course the mis en scène — comprised in Season 4 of a palatial hotel on the Croisette and a luxurious hilltop hideaway — are as central to the plot as the characters.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of comprised
Verb
  • Entering Wednesday’s finale, the Twins had produced three or fewer runs in 14 of their last 24 games.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • On August 14, Garrett & The Bad Boys will release their debut EP, Heavy Naturals, produced by three-time Grammy Award winner Kenny Greenberg.
    — Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of produced
Verb
  • This study does not track at what point people began to walk quickly.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Celebrations began early for Berry, who has been enjoying vacation at the ultra-exclusive and luxury Kokomo private island resort in Fiji with her fiancé Van Hunt.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of began
Verb
  • Sabio said the proposals were developed through conversations with residents rather than solely by his campaign.
    — Amy DeLaura, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The hotel itself was built in 1913 when the neighborhood was being developed.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of developed
Verb
  • Informal mining is a deep problem in South Africa and is connected to criminal syndicates, according to authorities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Maxar, meanwhile, identified an irregularity connected to Beloozerov’s employment, notified authorities and terminated him, a company spokesperson told CNN.
    — Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of connected
Verb
  • The fountain sits just behind the Angelo Mariani Theater and is composed of over 300,000 golden polychrome mosaic tiles from Ravenna.
    — Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Expand the Legislative Ethics Commission — which oversees the IG and is composed entirely of General Assembly members — to include public representatives.
    — David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
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