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
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For the recent study, published in Environmental Science & Technology, researchers interviewed business leaders and found that California’s rule has caused many companies to reformulate their products by reducing amounts of flagged ingredients to safer levels—or by dropping them entirely.
—Ripley Cleghorn, Scientific American, 13 May 2025
The two-page proposal lays out commitments the food companies were willing to make — including efforts within 30 days to start reformulating foods to remove artificial dyes.
—Sony Salzman, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2025
It was reformulated in 2023 and has garnered praise from consumers and dermatologists alike.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025
While changing the way foods are prepared could help decrease regular salt consumption across the population, reformulating industry-wide practices is difficult and slow.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
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Ripley Cleghorn, Scientific American, 13 May 2025
The two-page proposal lays out commitments the food companies were willing to make — including efforts within 30 days to start reformulating foods to remove artificial dyes.
—Sony Salzman, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2025
It was reformulated in 2023 and has garnered praise from consumers and dermatologists alike.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025
While changing the way foods are prepared could help decrease regular salt consumption across the population, reformulating industry-wide practices is difficult and slow.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reformulate
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“Reformulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reformulate. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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