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to express something (as a text or statement) in different words
though I couldn't remember the exact words he used, I restated his message as accurately as I could
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Sharif also restated an earlier claim by the Pakistan military that neither countries jets trespassed each other’s territories and the Indian airstrikes were conducted from their own airspace and struck multiple cities including Bahawalpur, Kotli and Muzaffarabad.
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Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Driving the news: The House Freedom Caucus roared Wednesday, restating the original deal that every dollar Congress wants to go beyond $4 trillion in tax cuts will require an equal number of cuts above the $1.5 trillion mark.
—Hans Nichols, Axios, 7 May 2025
Beijing Reuters — China restated its case that Covid-19 may have originated in the United States in a white paper on its pandemic response released on Wednesday, after President Donald Trump’s administration blamed a lab leak in China.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
It’s been a lofty goal America's leaders have set their sights on for generations, and President Donald Trump kicked off his second term by restating his goal of reaching the Red Planet.
—Gio Benitez, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2025
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Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Driving the news: The House Freedom Caucus roared Wednesday, restating the original deal that every dollar Congress wants to go beyond $4 trillion in tax cuts will require an equal number of cuts above the $1.5 trillion mark.
—Hans Nichols, Axios, 7 May 2025
Beijing Reuters — China restated its case that Covid-19 may have originated in the United States in a white paper on its pandemic response released on Wednesday, after President Donald Trump’s administration blamed a lab leak in China.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
It’s been a lofty goal America's leaders have set their sights on for generations, and President Donald Trump kicked off his second term by restating his goal of reaching the Red Planet.
—Gio Benitez, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2025
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Also, the effect of lower pay can translate to higher rates of family poverty and less economic mobility in Black communities.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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That should translate to more takeaways, forcing quarterbacks to ignore the Do Not Disturb sign Surtain II places on one side of the field.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
13 July 2025
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The motive can be summarized as pure agency, pure evil; in other words, premeditated murder.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
4 July 2025
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This week's Think Texas column summarizes her work.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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“Restate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restate. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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