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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
In recent months, several firms have been forced to restate their earnings after their financial statements didn’t add up.
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Michael Nalick, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2025
Additionally, if a company restates its financial statements, prior research finds that this casts suspicion on its peers and investors respond by selling peer companies’ stock.
—Joseph Brazel, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
June was restated to show a net job loss of 13,000—the first decline since 2020—while July’s gain was nudged higher, leaving overall employment 21,000 lower than previously reported.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Neighbor Elijah Schneider restated his concerns about the size of the project and its impact on community character.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
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Michael Nalick, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2025
Additionally, if a company restates its financial statements, prior research finds that this casts suspicion on its peers and investors respond by selling peer companies’ stock.
—Joseph Brazel, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
June was restated to show a net job loss of 13,000—the first decline since 2020—while July’s gain was nudged higher, leaving overall employment 21,000 lower than previously reported.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Neighbor Elijah Schneider restated his concerns about the size of the project and its impact on community character.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restate
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According to Jon Heyman of The New York Post, Schwarber could end up with a deal worth around four years and $140 million, which would translate to approximately $35 million per season.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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The PolyU team conducted a detailed review of TSC performance, analysing how to translate lab success into real-world durability.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Nov. 2025
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This Batul Hassan piece in Jacobin summarizes some of Mamdani’s more popular plans.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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The resulting feature was published on March 14, 2022, publicly summarizing the case for the first time in years and providing Army CID contact information.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Restate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restate. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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