formats

plural of format
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as in layouts
the way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized the book's format is very user-friendly

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as in designs
the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged this abstract painter bases the format of his works on color and its subtle gradations and not line or form

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Recent Examples of formats Stream, a strategic partner for Talpa Studios, focused on creating formats for the streaming generation, has developed several other titles that are gaining traction in the market. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026 Renowned British scientist and broadcaster Brian Cox has struck a deal with SPT International Production’s Digital Studio that will see the pair create his formats in the digital space for the first time. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026 Another moment of reckoning The posts have come in all formats — video, photo, text — across the landscape of social media platforms. — Deepti Hajela, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026 New research linking mouth bacteria to inflammation, cognition and longevity is colliding with prebiotic formulas and portable formats reshaping a $55 billion industry. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026 In video editing, this shows up when a team keeps applying pacing and formats that worked 18 months ago while platform expectations and audience attention spans have moved on. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 My genome file is more than a decade old, was generated using an earlier version of the human reference genome, and lacks information available in newer sequencing formats. — Euan Ashley, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026 Wearables gain local memory The team demonstrated that the technology is compatible with different manufacturing formats. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026 For households looking for how to reduce plastic waste, switching formats is one of the simplest moves available. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
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Noun
  • More complex layouts might eventually produce stronger swimming or other movements.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Drivers knew the back entrances, the factory layouts, and the best path to the boss of a mom-and-pop workshop.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Commercial designs would more likely control groups of cells to reduce hardware complexity and cost.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
  • To help textile mills assess the impact of their headers, Fabscrap also developed a Smart Swatch Scorecard, which assigns header designs a grade, based on the number of components and the relative ease of disassembling them.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Riot formations that are teleologically designed for making arrests also play with predictions.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • This is important because, from late 2025 into early 2026, three other bullish formations failed to produce any meaningful upside follow-through.
    — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The idea that posits that a little bit of red in a room elevates otherwise boring compositions with an unexpected jolt of energy.
    — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Handwritten texts are often interwoven into visual compositions, further embedding her emotions, thoughts, and personal observations directly into the fabric.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Hotels, as well as airports, are perfect places to test this technology because their electricity usage follows quite predictable patterns.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026
  • According to a new report on eating patterns in America by market research company Circana, nearly half of US adults are actively trying to consume more protein, from bars to whey powder to chicken breasts night after night.
    — Emily Laurence Sardinha, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • So many young people, for better or for worse, are exposed to [mature themes].
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
  • There are four specialized bars on the festival grounds that included speciality drinks and themes such as a sports bar and a chill cantina.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Formats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formats. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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