reformulate

verb

Definition of reformulatenext
as in to construct

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Recent Examples of reformulate But rising demands for protein now have the industry grappling with shortages of and surging prices for whey protein – a milk protein often used as a powdered supplement – forcing brands to reformulate recipes and reconsider retail pricing. — Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 2 June 2026 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 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
  • Its beauty is only rivalled by the bubbling powder-blue domes of nearby Süleymaniye Mosque, constructed by Mimar Sinan, a contemporary of Michelangelo.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Amentum, by contrast, brings the nuclear safety protocols, systems engineering, and large-scale delivery management needed to construct actual industrial facilities.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of construct
Verb
  • Her wish list included healthy trees, an extra bedroom for visitors and a house that was either newly built or recently renovated.
    — Heather Senison, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Pat and Jerry Brown as inspirations, citing the younger Brown’s fiscal expertise and the elder’s work to build infrastructure and grow the University of California.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of build
Verb
  • General Motors planned migration to the tech-heavy Nasdaq is an effort to raise its valuation, reframe its brand identity and boost passive capital inflows.
    — Justin Zacks, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Incumbent’s tenure helps ‘protect Idaho’s long-term interests’ Achilles, a Boise resident, has sought to reframe Risch’s long tenure — nearly five decades in public office — as an election liability.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of reframe
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  • Judge Kaplan gave the city two weeks to devise a plan for handing over the names.
    — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • To avoid such pitfalls, researchers want to devise tests of introspection that can’t be gamed using outside information.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of devise
Verb
  • Saudi Arabia assembled a coalition backing the government, waging a yearslong campaign of air bombardment that brought it international condemnation over civilian deaths.
    — AHMED HATEM, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Its latest product is a magnetic modular display system designed to be assembled quickly, packed away when not in use, and used to add up to three additional screens to a laptop.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 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
  • The political shift compounds an already complex financial picture for Anthropic.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026
  • This melding of ultra-modern fabrication and centuries-old craft compounds West’s broader vision for costuming Dune, creating futuristic objects that appear to have lived entire histories.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of compound
Verb
  • The title track is written from the perspective of the DJ Fagen envisioned, the sage who schooled his younger self on what mattered, though this character is more of a Shepherd type.
    — Mark Richardson, Pitchfork, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Getting more aggressive at writing new policies always tends to put pressure on an auto insurer's bottom line.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of write

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