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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 restates
The bill just restates what the Constitution already says.
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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.
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Joseph Brazel,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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.
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Joseph Brazel,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restates
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Effective governance starts with clear organizational policies and oversight, then translates those decisions into technical controls.
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Earthquakes are measured by magnitude on a logarithmic scale — so each whole number increase translates to 32 times more energy released by the quake.
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That pretty much summarizes the film’s plot.
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The tool summarizes conversations across Slack channels, extracting insights from messages, documents and files.
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“Restates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restates. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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