restates

verb

present tense third-person singular of restate
as in translates
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 restates Murder of Sonya Massey Milhiser's letter restates the facts of the case. — Jerry Nowicki, CBS News, 31 July 2026 If that sounds convoluted in prose, try watching it as a Netflix movie that dutifully restates its premise every few minutes for multi-screen viewers. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 24 July 2026 The bill just restates what the Constitution already says. — Idaho Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026 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
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  1. translates
  2. summarizes
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  • Traditionally, that profile translates to the pros very well.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The tool, introduced two weeks ago, recognizes the language being spoken and translates it to English.
    — Laurie Mermet, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of translates
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  • Adobe Stock Every time someone asks an AI model a question, summarizes a document or generates a piece of code, tokens are being consumed.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • In many cases, user behavior may be influenced by whether a source is cited, if a brand is mentioned, or if an answer summarizes the topic accurately.
    — Matthew Kayser, IndyStar, 23 July 2026
Definition of summarizes

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