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as in amorphous
having no definite or recognizable form a formless mass of clay that the potter transformed into an attractive bowl
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as in spiritual
not composed of matter from this formless void the universe was supposed to have been created
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Recent Examples of formless Although the cloud sounds like an abstract, formless entity, its physical location matters: Proximity to cloud data centers determines how quickly users can access internet platforms. —
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025 But Safdie’s script is at times formless and somewhat baggy. —Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 2 Oct. 2025 Just ask Happy Gilmore 2, a formless, two-hour blob of Adam Sandler’s family and celebrity friends, with no real creative drive to speak of. —Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2025 With its eerily formless threat, catchy theme song, wholesome teen heroes, and ingeniously practical ooze effects (a dazzling mix of in-camera and optical printing), The Blob straddles atomic-era paranoia and gooey creature-feature fun. —Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 29 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for formless
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025 But Safdie’s script is at times formless and somewhat baggy. —Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 2 Oct. 2025 Just ask Happy Gilmore 2, a formless, two-hour blob of Adam Sandler’s family and celebrity friends, with no real creative drive to speak of. —Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2025 With its eerily formless threat, catchy theme song, wholesome teen heroes, and ingeniously practical ooze effects (a dazzling mix of in-camera and optical printing), The Blob straddles atomic-era paranoia and gooey creature-feature fun. —Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 29 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for formless
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Till now, generative AI’s impact on cyber security has been amorphous.— Parmy Olson, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026
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For months, every team took on an amorphous shape with no guarantees except for the players left on their rookie contracts.— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
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Blending investigative storytelling, history, and personal narrative, The Vodou Project challenges old perceptions and celebrates the spiritual and cultural heritage at the heart of Haitian identity.— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
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Throughout this time, long before the rise of modern nation-states, Jews have maintained a continuous presence in the land and an enduring spiritual and cultural bond to it.— Elad Strohmayer, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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The collar gives it an elevated look beyond a plain T-shirt, and the dolman sleeves give a relaxed, flowy look without being shapeless.— Robin Raven, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
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The dress was designed with a shapeless, flowing silhouette, with sleeveless element and maxi hem.— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026
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Followers of the Abrahamic religions are supposed to treat God as immaterial and incorporeal, yet these early Yahweh worshippers imagined him as fully embodied.— Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
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Positioned as a large-scale genre event, the series updates the legendary SFX property with a contemporary political and social edge, with Shun Oguri leading the cast as a detective hunting a seemingly incorporeal killer.— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
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But overall, humanoid robots still have a long way to go in demonstrating their capability to operate in complex and sometimes chaotic environments.— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
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In Silky Smooth, Liao explores the chaotic stages of adulthood, scheduling fun plans with tired friends, the unfair treatment of single people, being attracted to silly men, and the fear of being a role model to her pretend children.— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026
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The nature of their bond also lends the movie its metaphysical dimension.— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026
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Or from whatever this risibly self-serious metaphysical nonsense about performance and possession, creation and exorcism, aims to be.— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
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More than a hundred years after unformed marble passed through her hands and into human form, her works are at long last assembled together to speak as a kind of family.— Tyehimba Jess, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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Davidson’s chat with Kelly has no structure, no segments, and no particular gimmick; and while none of that is required of a podcast, some sense of organization can help shape an otherwise-unformed snippet of conversation.— David Sims, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
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The important things are often bodiless.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
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Her testimony led to the U.K.’s first bodiless murder conviction.— Udita Jhunjhunwala, Variety, 22 Nov. 2025
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