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Common collocations with formulate in American Collocation

formulate verb transitive

US /ˈfɔrmjəˌleɪt/

carefully

carefully
clearly
correctly
precisely
properly

They will have to carefully formulate their strategy to ensure that their constituents’ needs are addressed.

These ideals must be clearly formulated and put across carefully.

recently/at first

initially
newly
originally

The idea was originally formulated by mathematician A.W.Tucker.

Each policy which has been newly formulated has had appropriate consultation.

plan

plan
policy
proposal
recommendation
strategy

The government will need to formulate a plan to deal with this extra waste.

theory or idea

argument
concept
doctrine
hypothesis
opinion
problem
proposition
theory

Care and thought must be exercised in formulating the problem.

Isaac Newton formulated the theory of universal gravitation.

question or statement

idea
query
question
reply
response
statement

It will help you formulate questions you want the lecturer to answer.

rule or guidelines

criteria
guidelines
law
model
principle
rule

One doesn’t make wars less likely to happen by formulating rules of warfare.