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restitute

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Definition of restitute

as in to reimburse

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Recent Examples of restitute In 2023 and 2024, for example, five museums restituted works to the heirs, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Carnegie Museum of Art. — Catherine Hickley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025 Turkey, by the way, is among the world’s laggards in restituting anything. — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 5 Oct. 2024 Back in 2007, the Netherlands restituted Isaac van Ostade’s Unloading the Hay Wagon to the heirs of John and Anna Jaffé. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2024 The Washington Principles were drafted with the intent of also covering private collections, but there has been far less progress in restituting work now held by individuals, the report found. — Carlie Porterfield, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for restitute

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France did not give up entirely on water cures; people with a wide variety of disorders can go to thermal spas for treatments even today and be reimbursed within the French medical system.

— Veronique Greenwood, Time, 9 July 2026
LeVota signed an executive order Friday directing county staff to implement three years of tax credits to reimburse residential property owners whose assessed property values rose by more than 15% in 2023.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026

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Li also said autonomous systems are designed with other sensors such as cameras and radar systems that can compensate for lidar failures.

— Melissa Lee,Paige Tortorelli,Scott Zamost, CNBC, 7 July 2026
Too many people still view exercise as a way to compensate for an otherwise sedentary lifestyle.

— Dana Santas, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

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If the state collected more than $29 million each year, the overage was to be refunded to the casinos and licensed gaming companies.

— Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 18 June 2026
The sides are now headed to court, and the campers want to either return to the campground under their old agreements or be refunded.

— Patrick Damp, CBS News, 18 June 2026

Definition of refund

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What defines her is not only extraordinary talent, but a lifetime of conscious choices – to lead with kindness, to contribute meaningfully, and to give back in ways that have endured, all with inimitable style and great humor.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 7 July 2026
Ahead of the celebration, Swift and Kelce decided to give back in a big way.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

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