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Definitions

formulation

NOUN
creation
Synonyms
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establishment formation production
STRONG
conception constitution foundation generation genesis imagination inception institution making nascency nativity origination procreation
WEAK
laying down setting up siring
Antonyms
STRONG
being conclusion end finish
WEAK
death destruction ruin
NOUN
establishment
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STRONGEST
formation founding inauguration installation institution
STRONG
enactment endowment foundation
WEAK
setting up
Antonyms
STRONG
abolition closing closure disbanding disestablishment dissolution
NOUN
excogitation
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STRONG
concoction contrivance design formation invention thought
NOUN
expression
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definition explanation interpretation language phrase remark speech statement style term voice word
STRONG
announcement argument articulation assertion asseveration commentary communication declaration delivery diction elucidation emphasis enunciation execution exposition idiom intonation issue locution mention narration phraseology phrasing pronouncement rendition speaking utterance vent voicing writ
WEAK
choice of words set phrase turn of phrase
Antonyms
STRONGEST
question silence
STRONG
concealment denial quiet suppression
NOUN
making
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STRONG
authoring building causation composition conception constituting construction contriving designing devising fabrication fancying fashioning forging occasioning origination performing planning producing production shaping
Antonyms
STRONG
destruction ruin
NOUN
organization
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STRONGEST
grouping institution management system
STRONG
alignment assembling assembly chemistry composition configuration conformation constitution construction coordination design disposal format formation framework harmony makeup making method methodology organism pattern plan planning regulation running situation standard standardization structure symmetry unity whole
WEAK
forming organizing structuring
Antonyms
STRONG
disorganization disproportion imbalance
NOUN
production
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STRONGEST
construction management manufacture manufacturing
STRONG
assembly bearing blossoming creation direction elongation fabrication fructification generation giving lengthening making origination preparation presentation prolongation protraction provision rendering reproduction return staging yielding
WEAK
authoring engendering extention producing
Antonyms
STRONG
destruction taking
WEAK
ruin
NOUN
verbalization
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STRONG
announcement argument articulation assertion asseveration commentary communication declaration definition delivery diction elucidation emphasis enunciation execution explanation exposition idiom interpretation intonation issue language locution mention narration phrase phraseology phrasing pronouncement remark rendition speaking speech statement style term utterance vent vocalization voice voicing word writ
WEAK
choice of words set phrase turn of phrase
Antonyms
STRONG
concealment denial question quiet silence suppression vagueness
NOUN
vocalization
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STRONG
announcement argument articulation assertion asseveration commentary communication declaration definition delivery diction elucidation emphasis enunciation execution explanation exposition idiom interpretation intonation issue language locution mention narration phrase phraseology phrasing pronouncement remark rendition speaking speech statement style term utterance vent verbalization voice voicing word writ
WEAK
choice of words set phrase turn of phrase
Antonyms
STRONG
concealment denial question quiet silence suppression vagueness

Example Sentences

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Under this formulation, when a previous decision does not conform with history and tradition, stare decisis—the court’s deference to judicial precedent—is especially weak.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Later work showed that Schrödinger's wave-based formulation and Heisenberg's matrix-based approach were mathematically equivalent in almost every situation.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

What the classic formulation does not include is the effect of quantum correlations.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026

They are supported by original development manufacturers, or ODMs, which handle research, formulation and production for thousands of labels.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

The Adams formulation was precisely the opposite of Jefferson’s.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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