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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That pink fantasy extended into a room overflowing with candy and treats, where guests lingered for photo ops and at beauty stations to test the new fragrances and lip oils, reformulated and coming in 16 shades.
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It is reformulated, regulated, softened by time and law.
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At its base is a heat shield made of an ablative mixture called Avcoat, reformulated from the Apollo era.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2026
Shkredov, a number theorist, pointed out that Chowla’s cosine problem could be reformulated in terms of graphs.
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Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 4 Feb. 2026
It is reformulated, regulated, softened by time and law.
—Sudhir Gupta, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2026
At its base is a heat shield made of an ablative mixture called Avcoat, reformulated from the Apollo era.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2026
Shkredov, a number theorist, pointed out that Chowla’s cosine problem could be reformulated in terms of graphs.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Reformulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reformulate. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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