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Which noun is the most commonly paired word with the adjective formidable?

formidable

[fawr-mi-duh-buhl, fawr-mid-uh-buhl] / ˈfɔr mɪ də bəl, ˌfɔrˈmɪd ə bəl /




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These All Blacks are far more formidable than the version that appeared at Murrayfield a year ago.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

El-Sayed supporters rubbed shoulders with left-leaning influencers and union activists, a group that lent El-Sayed their formidable campaign infrastructure to reach Michigan's large organized labor community.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Indeed, since Konsa's arrival from Aston Villa for £55m, he and Gabriel Magalhaes have struck up a formidable partnership, with Arsenal again boasting the league's tightest defence, conceding just five goals in nine games.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

And by the time the gold had played out, the two had joined forces and fortunes with two other formidable men: Charles Crocker and Leland Stanford.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

At dawn, all day long, and at midnight, Phineas always had a steady and formidable flow of usable energy.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles


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