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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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Recent Examples of restate 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 At a White House briefing Monday, Tom Homan, Trump’s border czar, restated his confidence in ICE’s ability to identify Tren de Aragua members. Will Carless, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025 How would customers restate the positioning in their own words? • Use feedback to refine your narrative and align your team. Ellie Victor, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for restate
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  • But underneath that, there’s often something harder to name — a kind of emotional itch, or mood, that doesn’t really translate.
    Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The team first made these findings in fruit flies, but the discovery also translated to human cells that modeled tau build-up.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 June 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
  • 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 11 Jul. 2025.

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