Thesaurus results for FORMATS

formats

noun

plural of format

as in layouts

the way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized the book's format is very user-friendly

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the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged this abstract painter bases the format of his works on color and its subtle gradations and not line or form

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Recent Examples of formats The organizers believe both formats will shape where the genre goes next. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026 BriskPace Unlimited will work on AI-native productions, micro-dramas and creator-led formats, developed alongside Briskpace Studios’ film and TV slate. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026 Nostalgic shopping is spreading across clothing, toys, photography and physical music formats, which means a lot of overlap with what parents may already have tucked in a closet. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026 The categories catching on right now The trend spans clothing, toys, photography and physical music formats. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026 The Kindle is natively compatible with Amazon’s AZW and AZW3 Kindle file formats, as well as PDF, TXT, and unprotected MOBI and PRC. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026 As China undergoes a prolonged market reset, luxury players are closing unproductive stores, exploring untapped regional markets and unlocking differentiated crowds with pop-up formats. — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026 And, based on my observations, some platform algorithms have forced very specific types of creator content formats, producing a formulaic product. — William Daddi, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Netflix remains profitable, with more than 325 million subscribers, but investors are wary as its shares fall and expansion into games and other formats delivers mixed results. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

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Although the port layouts on Googlebooks vary, most provide more hardwired connections than MacBooks do.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Riding Modes Pro introduces a customizable Race Pro mode, along with three additional Sport display layouts showing data such as traction-control intervention, braking force and lean angle.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026

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The achievement is part of GM’s development of its fourth-generation EV platform, which aims to deliver longer driving ranges, lower manufacturing costs and simpler vehicle designs.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Mining heritage and guochao National pride in China, expressed through the guochao movement, continues to boom in fashion, with local designers finding new ways to translate their own culture in their designs.

— Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026

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Chiricahua was originally established as a national monument in 1924, and today boasts more than 17 miles of hiking trails for exploring on foot, as well as the Bonita Canyon Scenic Drive, a picturesque road that winds through rock formations.

— Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
In her first collaboration with a Brazilian artist, Goebel blended the DCC’s crisp formations with funk, samba, hip-hop, twerking, and the voguing of Brazil’s ballroom scene.

— Raymond Braun, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

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The plaintiffs’ lawyers noted in their filing that at least a half dozen suits currently pending in federal court in San Francisco related to musical compositions being improperly used to train artificial intelligence.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
According to Shadwick, Sanborn also gave some of these early oil paintings new, misleading titles, and assumed Hopper had conceived of the compositions himself, inspired by his surroundings in Nyack.

— Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

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The study also detailed how physicians often change their referral and prescribing patterns after their practices are acquired by hospitals, sometimes requesting imaging or other procedures that are not needed.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
People often reach for supplements when shift work, frequent travel or insomnia throws off their sleep patterns.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of patterns

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Notably, this is the first book in the TOG series to drop the YA approach for more adult themes.

— Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2026
So many themes related to the Tylenol poisonings seemed to emerge as Cooper investigated Betkowski’s life, but no direct evidence materialized to link him to the crime or place him in Chicago during the time of the poisonings.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

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