Formation and Thought

Formation

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

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

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

Thought noun - A careful weighing of the reasons for or against something.

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Formation and thought are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Formation" instead a noun "Thought".

good	good formation	good thought
common	common formation	common thought
original	original formation	original thought
initial	initial formation	initial thought
Other adjectives: single, bad, early, military, strange, last.

In the first Iron Eagle movie, Doug Masters asks the fighters that rescued him if they could fly the formation for "Chappy" Sinclair, who was shot down during the mission or so everyone thought.

Source: Missing Man Formation
Planetary nebulae are not planets, nor sites of planetary formation, despite what Sir William Herschel may have thought when he coined the term.

Source: Artifact Title / Real Life
When the BMP-1 came out, it was a huge shock to NATO planners, who hadn't put a whole lot of thought into the idea of a heavily armed, speedy APC which could keep in formation with main battle tanks.

Source: Useful Notes / Reds with Rockets aka: Mi G

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