Formations
Types and formations are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Types" instead a noun "Formations".
Types
Formations and types are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Formations" instead a noun "Types".
Both words in one sentence
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Shown Their Work: Regarding geology; the game has dozens of types of rocks, sorted by the geological formations they're most likely to appear in.
Source: Video Game / Dwarf Fortress -
The Elder Scrolls: various types of magical stone formations dot the landscapes of Tamriel bestowing different blessings upon those who seek them out.
Source: Circle of Standing Stones -
Transformers: Robots in Disguise had non-Scramble City types that could still take on different configurations, as well as the Scramble City-type Ruination, who had two preferred formations.
Source: Combining Mecha
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Types and Formations. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/formations/types
Formations & Types. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/formations/types>.
Types or Formations. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/formations/types.
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