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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The company indicated new product announcements are forthcoming but did not specifically mention reformulating its flagship Coca-Cola beverage.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
Under the ban, food manufacturers have until January 2027 and drug manufacturers until January 2028 to reformulate their products.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
After the booster was reformulated, the rate among those aged 12 to 39 fell to about one case per million doses in 2024-25 — half the rate found in the general population.
—Michael A. Hiltzik, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
In 1986, Californians passed Proposition 65, which required companies to label consumer products that contained chemicals that could cause cancer, reproductive or developmental harm — leading many companies to reformulate their supply chains to avoid those products, one study found.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 23 June 2025
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
Under the ban, food manufacturers have until January 2027 and drug manufacturers until January 2028 to reformulate their products.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
After the booster was reformulated, the rate among those aged 12 to 39 fell to about one case per million doses in 2024-25 — half the rate found in the general population.
—Michael A. Hiltzik, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
In 1986, Californians passed Proposition 65, which required companies to label consumer products that contained chemicals that could cause cancer, reproductive or developmental harm — leading many companies to reformulate their supply chains to avoid those products, one study found.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 23 June 2025
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“Reformulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reformulate. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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