reformulate
verb
re·for·mu·late
(ˌ)rē-ˈfȯr-myə-ˌlāt 
reformulated; reformulating; reformulates
: to formulate (something) again and usually in a different way
… the company reformulated its … vegetable oil from a sunflower and soybean oil blend to canola.—
Alexis Beck
Alexis Beck… a number of prepared questions may be designed with a specific interviewee in mind, but they are often reformulated during the course of the interview …—Andrew Herod
Andrew Herod
reformulation
noun
plural reformulations
The company has been channeling funds toward … reformulation of existing products to meet the rapidly changing taste of consumers pertaining to health and wellness.
—Zacks Investment Research
Zacks Investment Research
Examples of reformulate in a Sentence
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With the imminent prospect of a regionwide war exploding with Hezbollah and its allies, Israel is scrambling to reformulate its air defense approach to deal with these new, lower-tech threats.
—Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
As the United States reformulates its approach, officials say one overriding objective comes through: Stay engaged.
—Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 7 June 2024
Brands have been given three years to reformulate their existing retinol products.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 7 June 2024
Makers of oral decongestants and cold remedies reformulated their products to contain phenylephrine—sold as Sudafed PE, among other brand names—instead of pseudoephedrine.
—Randy Hatton, Scientific American, 21 Dec. 2023
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Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
As the United States reformulates its approach, officials say one overriding objective comes through: Stay engaged.
—Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 7 June 2024
Brands have been given three years to reformulate their existing retinol products.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 7 June 2024
Makers of oral decongestants and cold remedies reformulated their products to contain phenylephrine—sold as Sudafed PE, among other brand names—instead of pseudoephedrine.
—Randy Hatton, Scientific American, 21 Dec. 2023
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“Reformulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reformulate. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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