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restatement
noun
re·state·ment
(ˌ)rē-ˈstāt-mənt
Synonyms
Examples of restatement in a Sentence
the press release provides no new details—it is merely a restatement of information we already have
Recent Examples on the Web
The company, which runs data centers around the world, also said an independent investigation led by its board found no accounting inconsistencies or errors that would require financial restatements.
—Stan Choe, Fortune, 9 May 2024
This, however, is just a restatement of the observation that the same set of historical episodes might, with equal plausibility, be described from one point of view as continuous and from another as a break.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
The life story of the individual is a restatement of the life story of the group.
—John Byron Kuhner, National Review, 3 Feb. 2024
This would be part of their routine process of evaluating whether restatements that companies have had to make warrant some kind of an enforcement investigation.
—Mark Maurer, WSJ, 5 Dec. 2023
Yes, that is elementary — but the restatement of the elementary is a key part of public discussion . . .
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 24 Aug. 2023
In no way should a pivot be mistaken for abandonment of commitments or, worse still, a restatement of claims to create an illusion of success.
—Bess Winston, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
The first troop talks of Biden’s presidency took place in April and although both sides called them a successful step toward reducing the coalition presence in Iraq, the resulting communique appeared to be more a restatement of current realities than a strategic shift.
—Washington Post, 29 May 2021
With a change of mind at the Department of Energy, and a mere restatement of position at the FBI, those arguing that the SARS-CoV-2 virus leaked from a lab at the Wuhan Institute of Virology are pressing their case.
—Cheryl Rofer, Scientific American, 3 Mar. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Dictionary Entries Near restatement
Cite this Entry
“Restatement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restatement. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
restatement
noun
re·state·ment
-mənt
1
: something that is restated
2
: the act of restating
Legal Definition
Restatement
noun
Re·state·ment
ˌrē-ˈstāt-mənt
: any of several volumes produced by the American Law Institute and authored by legal scholars and experts that set forth statements of major areas of law (as contracts, torts, trusts, and property) and are widely referred to in jurisprudence but are not binding
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