Collocations for "formation"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "formation" in context.
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formation
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- [tumor, cancer, ozone, cell] formation
- the formation of a [star, planet, galaxy]
- the formation of [language, culture, government]
- the formation of a [task force, committee, new unit]
- is studying the formation of
- is studying [rock, planet] formation
- to better understand the formation of
- [gave rise to, led to, resulted in] the formation of
- the formation and [development, maintenance] of
- the [planes, pilots] are flying in formation
- the [troops, soldiers] are marching in formation
- stay in formation!
- get into formation!
- arranged [them, the dominoes, the cans] in a [triangle, square] formation
- sports: the team played (in) a [four-four-two, four-three-three] formation
- [in, during] the formation process
- the formation pattern
'formation' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):