formulate
verb (used with object)
to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically.
have been formulating
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present perfect progressiveof formulate.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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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
“We have been formulating for quite some time things that we think would be effective,” he said Monday.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2021
Since 2012 authorities in the Galápagos, with Island Conservation, have been formulating what they consider to be the most complex eradication plan of an inhabited island to date.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 1, 2017
The derivation from the Sanskrit words mandros and agora seems to fit naturally into the scheme of explanation which I have been formulating.
From The Evolution of the Dragon by G. Elliot Smith
