setouts

noun

plural of setout
as in layouts
the way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized the setout of the stations at the polling place was a little confusing

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  1. layouts
  2. formats
  3. formations
Noun
  • Attendees can also compare boats and layouts, meet manufacturers and dealers and find resources for every stage of the sailing journey.
    — Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The team also tested PASSAGE on a Unitree G1 humanoid robot across 50 previously unseen physical layouts.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of layouts
Noun
  • The following day, the focus shifts to co-production, with a Canada-Spain matchmaking session bringing together producers from both countries across genres and formats.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The rise in streaming coupled with a desire to push boundaries has seen the nation shift from a more passive importer of formats to one that is setting its agenda on a global stage.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of formats
Noun
  • The program also aims to make the systems easier for soldiers to operate, potentially allowing units outside traditional air defence formations to employ laser weapons against incoming drones.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Where previously tanks and massed armed formations fought across relatively delineated front lines, now drones from either side battle in the sky.
    — Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of formations
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“Setouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/setouts. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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