reformat
verb
re·for·mat
(ˌ)rē-ˈfȯr-ˌmat 
reformatted; reformatting
: to format (something) again or in a different way
… this will require you to reformat your drive, which will delete all of your files on your device …—
Matthew Dunn
Matthew Dunn… the text is tiny when fitting a full page on a phone's screen, though there's a button to temporarily reformat text for the smaller display.—Barbara Ortutay
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Within Canva’s Magic Studio are a wide variety of AI tools - such as Magic Resize to reformat documents, Magic Edit for photo editing, and Magic Animate to add motion to your designs.
—Chelsea Tobin, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Grocery Outlet submitted plans to reformat a vacant, former Rite Aid at 5409 Sunrise Boulevard in Citrus Heights, said city communications officer Marisa Brown.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2025
This shift in packaging size is partly driven by large retailers, like Albertson’s, who insisted that some suppliers reformat their packages from 16oz.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
The following will then happen: The chief inspector in view of the public will clear and reformat the thumb drives onto which the absentee ballot results will be exported from each machine when the counting is done.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024
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Chelsea Tobin, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Grocery Outlet submitted plans to reformat a vacant, former Rite Aid at 5409 Sunrise Boulevard in Citrus Heights, said city communications officer Marisa Brown.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2025
This shift in packaging size is partly driven by large retailers, like Albertson’s, who insisted that some suppliers reformat their packages from 16oz.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
The following will then happen: The chief inspector in view of the public will clear and reformat the thumb drives onto which the absentee ballot results will be exported from each machine when the counting is done.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Reformat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reformat. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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