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formulating

VERB

plan, specify systematically

Synonyms

STRONGEST

codify define develop devise draft draw up forge map prepare work out

STRONG

coin compose concoct contrive couch detail evolve express frame hatch indite invent make originate particularize phrase put systematize vamp work

WEAK

cook up dream up give form to make up set down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disorganize

STRONG

destroy halt raze ruin stop

Example Sentences

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Rogers told a few close associates he was formulating a contingency plan in which she would leave later this year, The Wall Street Journal reported last month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

“A lot of people spend a lot of time and effort to help us with formulating what our agenda is,” Chair Rich Jones said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

I tell my students not to use AI — there is something about that process, about formulating one’s thoughts by writing them, that is essential.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

The Let's Talk Money course will look at topics such as formulating a budget and using online price comparison tools.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

He was well on the way to formulating, entirely independently, Galileo’s law of fall.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton