Draft and Format

Draft

Draft noun - A mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported.

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Format and draft are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Format" instead a noun "Draft".

Nearby Words: drafted, drafting, draftee, drafter, draftsman

Format noun - The way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized.

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Draft and format are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Draft" instead a noun "Format".

old	old draft	old format
current	current draft	current format
standard	standard draft	standard format
original	original draft	original format
Other adjectives: top, single, main, novel, new, early, official, previous, longer.

Often the storylines for individual episodes are written by the showrunner or the staff, the credited writer cranks out a draft in teleplay format, and the scripts are then revised once again by the showrunner and staff.

Source: Round Robin
In 2014, the AFC-NFC matchup was dropped in favor of a draft format, in an attempt to prevent one team having a massive skill advantage due to drop-outs.

Source: Useful Notes / National Football League

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