formulating

verb

present participle of formulate
1
as in saying
to convey in appropriate or telling terms the doctor was trying to formulate a good way to tell her that she would need surgery

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2
as in preparing
to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form a writer planning to formulate a response to what he considered a very unfair review of his work

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Recent Examples of formulating The orchestra is formulating plans for a temporary facility in hangars at Tempelhof Airport, which closed in 2008. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 But instead of formulating a plan, the suit argued, the officers began yelling at him. — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 There are so many cosmetic ingredients out there, and so many brands formulating with them, but no definitive study that weighs the risks and benefits of every single ingredient. — Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 17 Sep. 2026 In parallel, Dyson’s team tackled the rest of the routine, formulating nonfoaming toothpaste and mouth rinse to work with both the camera and the jet. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 Start by clearly formulating your idea into a concise concept paper or one-page summary including benefits, technical feasibility, and potential business impact. — IEEE Spectrum, 17 Aug. 2026 Beneficiaries of this trend tend to be later-stage companies with strong revenues, scale, and a firm handle on customer needs, rather than seed and series A startups that are still formulating their strategy, investors told Semafor. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Dermatologists are weighing in, brands are formulating around it and consumers priced out of in-office treatments are eyeing it as the next at-home upgrade. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026 Real thinking — the kind that understands a question, grasps its context and goes out to gather information before formulating a response. — Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for formulating
  1. saying
  2. preparing
  3. expressing
  4. composing
  5. articulating
  6. drafting
  7. putting
  8. stating
Verb
  • Sandrich also spoke about the importance of audiences seeing themselves reflected on screen, saying that the series’ commitment to authentic casting extended to changing a character’s gender to get the casting right.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, officers are pushing back, saying the cuts will hurt public safety.
    — Veronica Macias, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of saying
Verb
  • The decline came as crews began inspecting power lines and preparing to restore service in communities that had been without electricity since Wednesday evening.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Continue reading … CHEF'S DEFENSE — Supreme Court to decide whether preparing meals for terrorists can bar asylum.
    — , FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of preparing
Verb
  • This is an amazing opportunity to put myself back out there, challenge myself and show how important dance is for expressing yourself.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
  • High schoolers are expressing broad grievances over schools that are under-resourced, with dilapidated facilities and insufficient staff, notably in lower-income neighborhoods.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of expressing
Verb
  • Gash love composing songs whose intersecting lines set the entire mood of the song—jarring, dreamy, or nostalgic—in the style of art-house sampling.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Lyall pulled out his phone and began composing a message for Claude, the AI app from Anthropic.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of composing
Verb
  • Members of the Shakur family gave emotional impact statements in court, articulating not only the generational loss the rap icon's death caused but their personal, human grief.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Anticipate those breaks, detach fully, and return to the office carrying and articulating one good feeling.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of articulating
Verb
  • Moncler minted a trio of icons by drafting Cher, Grace Jones and Jennie to star in a new campaign to promote the luxury fashion house’s new Re/Icons collection.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Doing so lets Bee’s AI take some actions on your behalf, like drafting emails or sending calendar invites based on your conversations.
    — Victoria Song, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of drafting
Verb
  • On Friday, that thought process took another gigantic step, as those in charge of putting a product on television have all but signed the official paperwork to once again expand the college football playoff.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • But the Broncos aren’t just about putting the ball in the back of the net — their defense has allowed just six goals all season and is led by near-impenetrable sophomore goalkeeper Ava de Leest.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of putting
Verb
  • Fencebridge now denies that figure, stating that the comment was made erroneously, and the figure is closer to $24 million — $13 million for ammunition and $11 million for guns.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Then a link to a brand called mes° appeared underneath her Instagram handle, which leads to a landing page stating that the hair care brand has been biodesigned by Lawrence and Arcaea, the biotech company founded by MIT grad Jasmina Aganovic.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of stating

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“Formulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formulating. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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