How to Use reformulate in a Sentence

reformulate

verb
  • Pfizer has no plans to reformulate its shot as a nasal spray.
    — Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Oct. 2022
  • And Pfizer has no plans to reformulate its shot as a nasal spray.
    — Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Vaccines, which take months to reformulate, just can’t keep up with a virus that seems to reinvent itself by the week.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Off to a good start, as the Miami Heat reformulate amid health and hope.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Thus, scientists reformulate the vaccine each year to keep up with the changing virus.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Clean factories would reformulate the plastics into monomers that could be used again.
    — William McDonough, Scientific American, 1 July 2017
  • How aggressive a mutant is also plays a role in whether to reformulate the vaccine.
    — Arkansas Online, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Since then, many have reformulated their sweetener mix to get even closer to the stuff made with sugar.
    — Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Brands have been given three years to reformulate their existing retinol products.
    — The Week Uk, theweek, 7 June 2024
  • But won’t receive any money back while officials reformulate the levy.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Instead, Teigen and Legend chose to reformulate the floor plan and share the amenities.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2023
  • What the brand aims to do is no less than reformulate the relationship between women and their accessories.
    — Lily Templeton, WWD, 30 Sep. 2024
  • So many brands have now reformulated their faves, and the new sun sticks and sunscreens are just as easy to apply, have no white cast, and are once again in heavy rotation.
    — Charlotte Cho, Allure, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Replacing a base ingredient like talc is one of the hardest things to do when reformulating.
    — Lindy Segal, Glamour, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Companies will have up to three years to reformulate their products, the FDA said.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Not every company will have a bench of food scientists able to spend years reformulating its products.
    — Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2025
  • After 1945, strongmen had to reformulate their ways for a world in which fascism had lost its mass appeal.
    — Federico Finchelstein, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2020
  • At its base is a heat shield made of an ablative mixture called Avcoat, reformulated from the Apollo era.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Some colors, such as blues, can be difficult to get in large quantities from natural sources, which can raise the costs of reformulating products.
    — Maria Godoy, NPR, 17 June 2025
  • But now, the brand has decided to take things one step further and reformulate it to a vegan formula with even more brightening power.
    — Katie Intner, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 July 2022
  • This, for example, is why seasonal flu vaccines must be reformulated each year to match the current dominant strain.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The federal body has been shrouded in mystery and steeped in controversy since it was reformulated by Kennedy.
    — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026
  • It is reformulated, regulated, softened by time and law.
    — Sudhir Gupta, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2026
  • In addition to reformulating the blend for this special release, the label design was changed to represent the rising sun.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Currently, health systems around the globe battle the seasonal scourge with shots that have to be reformulated each year to match circulating strains.
    — Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 16 May 2023
  • If the rule is finalized, the agency will provide manufacturers with time to reformulate their products or remove them from the market.
    — Bruce Gil, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • But the company had to reformulate the ingredients to ensure the products meet federal guidelines first.
    — Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Manufacturers have one year to reformulate their products, the FDA notes.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 3 July 2024
  • The brand recently reformulated their popular Mood Glowy Tints—and for the better.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2026

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