formative

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The author also describes the formative decades when Mr. Sanders—born in Brooklyn, N.Y., to unhappy blue-collar Jewish parents—scrapped his way through high school and college before moving to rural Vermont in 1968.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the setback, in some ways, proved formative.

From BBC

This process led to the birth of the first stars and marked the start of the cosmic dawn, a formative period in the universe's history.

From Science Daily

For two millennia Christians have featured the Romans’ execution of Jesus of Nazareth as a formative part of devotion for children and adults alike.

From The Wall Street Journal

She was 13 when she was cast and spent her formative years filming the series.

From Los Angeles Times