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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
Zelensky also restated his opposition to the lifting of some US sanctions on Russian oil exports in an effort to increase the amount of oil reaching global markets.
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Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Mar. 2026
If someone challenges your plan, acknowledge their point, then restate the goal and the next step.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
Numbers from the pre-merger era have been restated to exclude free trials.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
Gómez said the plan is to keep releasing two collections a year under this umbrella to restate the brand’s authority in R&D, making sure these innovations answer to criteria such as being ready to market and scalable.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 23 Feb. 2026
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Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Mar. 2026
If someone challenges your plan, acknowledge their point, then restate the goal and the next step.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
Numbers from the pre-merger era have been restated to exclude free trials.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
Gómez said the plan is to keep releasing two collections a year under this umbrella to restate the brand’s authority in R&D, making sure these innovations answer to criteria such as being ready to market and scalable.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restate
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The Elevon Actuator Controller plays a central role, translating navigation data into physical movement of control surfaces.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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That translates to a bold colour palette of oxblood, lapis blue, emerald and mustard, with a single shade used in each space.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Apr. 2026
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One such company is Blueprint, an AI assistant that summarizes sessions, updates electronic health records, and helps individual therapists track patient progress.—
Rhitu Chatterjee,
NPR,
7 Apr. 2026
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Users can summarize, translate, or extract information from files, while OCR functionality enables text recognition from images.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Restate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restate. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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