Formation and Sort

Formation

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

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Sort and formation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sort" instead a noun "Formation".

Nearby Words: form, formed, forming, format, formative

Sort noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.

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Formation and sort are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Formation" instead a noun "Sort".

Nearby Words: sorted, sorting, sorter

good	good formation	good sort
special	special formation	special sort
best	best formation	best sort
similar	similar formation	similar sort
Other adjectives: typical, common, natural, specific, certain, standard, actual, bad, new, conventional, military, odd, strange, basic, different.

The party members visibly follow you around in the TV world, but at a distance in a sort of loose formation.

Source: Video Game / Persona 4
Sonic Heroes, which featured the ability to choose one of three characters on the fly while having the other two invincible and in some sort of formation with your character.

Source: Stance System
Power Rangers S.P.D.: SPD HQ is revealed about ten episodes in to be one of these, transforming into a sort of tank formation.

Source: Base on Wheels

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