take form
idiomatic phrase
: to assume a definite or distinctive form : take shape
By the end of the day, the computer gave him billions of possible amino-acid combinations and recommended the best one. … About a minute later, he noticed that the protein was taking form.—
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Michael ElliottBut in Silicon Valley one finds innovative ideas taking form not merely in such things as product design or manufacturing process, but also in employee relations.—Edward K. Yasaki
Edward K. YasakiWhen they got to the top, Esperanza looked out over the valley. … Below, she could see the white roofs of the cabins in straight rows, the fields beginning to take form …—Pam Muñoz Ryan
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Inbar’s dreams of the Tokyo Olympics began to take form.
—Dr. Ruth Gotian, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
President-elect Trump is officially returning to Washington, set to be inaugurated on Monday for his second term in the White House as the Republican Party trifecta takes form.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 18 Jan. 2025
What emerges is a picture of a savvy and ruthless bureaucratic infighter whose worldview and strategic outlook took form in the crucible of the First Indochina War and who, in the late 1950s and early 1960s, along with his loyal ally Le Duc Tho, defeated everyone who challenged his authority.
—Fredrik Logevall, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2012
In that moment, as the weight of those words settled, the song began to take form.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
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Dr. Ruth Gotian, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
President-elect Trump is officially returning to Washington, set to be inaugurated on Monday for his second term in the White House as the Republican Party trifecta takes form.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 18 Jan. 2025
What emerges is a picture of a savvy and ruthless bureaucratic infighter whose worldview and strategic outlook took form in the crucible of the First Indochina War and who, in the late 1950s and early 1960s, along with his loyal ally Le Duc Tho, defeated everyone who challenged his authority.
—Fredrik Logevall, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2012
In that moment, as the weight of those words settled, the song began to take form.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Take form.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20form. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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