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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restates
  1. translates
  2. summarizes
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  • The increase in the rate since then, of nearly 1 percentage point, translates roughly into an additional $255 monthly cost for a borrower financing a $400,000 home loan at the current average rate.
    — Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Boasting Ghent’s biggest beer selection, at over 500, is Café de Dulle Griet (which translates as ‘mad Meg’, taking its name from a nearby cannon).
    — Adrienne Wyper, TheWeek, 17 Sep. 2026
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  • An employee raises a concern with a manager, the manager summarizes it for a director and the director combines it with other issues before discussing it with a VP.
    — Gwen Mdinaradze, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • This document verifies that your insurance policy is active and summarizes your business coverage.
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of summarizes

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“Restates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restates. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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