formulate
verb (used with object)
to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically.
formulating
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present participleof formulate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Paris and Berlin want "to have a Franco-German roadmap on this issue by September", he said, adding that their economy, finance and foreign ministers had been tasked with formulating the plan.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
It brought to power Carney, a former central banker who had spent the years after the 2008-09 financial crisis formulating a thesis that the West was overreliant on a single, increasingly unpredictable country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Most of us are not good listeners, me included, because we’re formulating an answer instead of just totally taking it in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
England have been formulating plans for warm-up matches before their three overseas Test trips next winter and there has been a midnight curfew in place for the white-ball team.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
He was well on the way to formulating, entirely independently, Galileo’s law of fall.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
