reformulate

verb

Definition of reformulatenext
as in to construct

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Recent Examples of reformulate Over the course of Gregory Orr’s long career, his poems have become increasingly incantatory, more and more like chants or psalms, repeating, reformulating, reaching for the edges of the same rich metaphors. — Craig Morgan Teicher, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026 The company has reformulated its in-house Good & Gather brand to reduce artificial colors and sugar content. — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 31 May 2026 The hope is that the voluntary label would help people make healthier choices at grocery stores and incentivize companies to reformulate to meet eligibility requirements. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 26 Mar. 2026 If the federal government were to ban aluminum in vaccines, companies would have to reformulate them and, possibly, launch costly clinical trials. — Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 19 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reformulate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reformulate
  1. construct
  2. build
  3. reframe
  4. devise
  5. assemble
  6. redraft
  7. compound
  8. write
Verb
  • In the first part of the proposal, Wyden wants to remove existing tax incentives for constructing data centers, for instance, making it so that assets purchased for data centers are not immediately eligible for write-off.
    — Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Shamelessness has been central to Trump’s business and political success, and his reaction to setbacks is to deny objective facts and construct fantasies of achievement.
    — KORI SCHAKE, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of construct
Verb
  • McCaleb and co-editors Skip Macdonald and Joey Liew, along with Golubić, continued to build sequences from scratch, allowing silence, dialogue, sound design or music to occur naturally depending on the needs of each scene.
    — Deadline, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Our children are building relationships with technology before many of us have begun conversations about identity, judgment, values and character.
    — Aiko Bethea, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of build
Verb
  • Effective leaders reframe these to foster accountability, share context, and promote learning, ensuring communication lines remain open and employees feel valued.
    — Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Helping to reframe the traditional romantic gesture, the film was shot by emerging local talents, including director Zhou Jinghao and cinematographer Cheng Ma, and explores love as a mutual choice rather than a one-sided act of devotion.
    — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 28 July 2026
Definition of reframe
Verb
  • Advertisement As Claude began completing such tasks too reliably to reveal much, Freeman devised a test closer to the messiness of the real world.
    — Harry Booth, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In Ukraine, Washington may have waited too long to devise a strategy for ending the war.
    — Dafna H. Rand, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of devise
Verb
  • That mind is a model, an enormous statistical object assembled by feeding it a quantity of text and images nobody has ever fully itemized.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, the first 100 days are likely to be judged by whether the new president establishes credibility, assembles an effective governing team and demonstrates that campaign promises can evolve into a coherent governing strategy.
    — Armando Regil Velasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of assemble
Verb
  • The South African Reserve Bank will also redraft risk scenarios in the wake of the war.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The House and Senate will redraft Healey’s spending blueprint and debate their own versions, typically in April and May.
    — Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Definition of redraft
Verb
  • Daily life has turned into a tangle of compounding crises families have to unravel.
    — Andrea Rodriguez, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Absent smart, effective, and coordinated government regulation—and a slowing of deployment—these risks will only compound the social costs already piling up.
    — Michael Posner, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of compound
Verb
  • Read that figure with caution, since Arcade writes the rubric and sells the remedy.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The choice, as Asli Pelit writes, reflects not only the show’s new storyline but also the sport’s changing reality.
    — Emily Olsen, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of write

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“Reformulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reformulate. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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