as in translation
an instance of expressing something in different words
the press release provides no new details—it is merely a restatement of information we already have
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Recent Examples of restatement
His eventual answer, that no one should be using proprietary information gained from public service to buy and sell stocks, was a restatement of his existing position.
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Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 19 May 2026
Much of what was contained in the Trust Act was simply a restatement of what was already existing law and prohibited already unconstitutional actions.
—Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2026
Nor is the sheer weight of restatements in Barcelona’s most recent sets of accounts.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
These inconvenient complications suggest that recognizing a Palestinian state that does not actually exist, governed by people who are not currently in charge, is not a solution but rather a restatement of the problem.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
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Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 19 May 2026
Much of what was contained in the Trust Act was simply a restatement of what was already existing law and prohibited already unconstitutional actions.
—Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2026
Nor is the sheer weight of restatements in Barcelona’s most recent sets of accounts.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
These inconvenient complications suggest that recognizing a Palestinian state that does not actually exist, governed by people who are not currently in charge, is not a solution but rather a restatement of the problem.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restatement
Noun
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Hamawy ultimately traveled with him for conference appearances and provided translation help.—
Philip Wang,
Time,
3 June 2026
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Instructions are lost in translation.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Writing and translating had become my only job.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 May 2026
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For both captioning and translating, the Captify app records transcriptions of whatever runs through the glasses.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Restatement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restatement. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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