Formation and Start

Formation

Formation noun - The act of forming or establishing something.

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Start and formation are semantically related. in establishment topic. In some cases you can use "Start" instead a noun "Formation".

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

Start noun - The point at which something begins.

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Formation and start are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Formation" instead a noun "Start".

Nearby Words: started, startled, starting, starter, startup

good	good formation	good start
best	best formation	best start
original	original formation	original start
initial	initial formation	initial start
Other adjectives: proper, actual, successful, massive, loose, bad, new, early, official, last, eventual.

In an episode of the TV series, Max is pushing a baby carriage containing a MacGuffin when he and numerous other agents start switching around their carriages in Berkeley formation.

Source: Busby Berkeley Number
MediEvil started out with this, Dan, the hero, charged in way out of formation at the start of the fight against Zarok, only to be promptly killed by an arrow sniping him in the eye.

Source: Leeroy Jenkins
Gets a callback with the formation of the Pork Fund, though this time, Hachiken knows the score from the start.

Source: Manga / Silver Spoon

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