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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 restate
Environmentalists also noted that the governor’s executive order restates an existing provision in the Coastal Act that provides exemptions for fire rebuilds.
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Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
The filing also details a $600 million amended and restated unsecured credit facility, expanding the revolving credit facility to $500 million, maturing in November 2028.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
If a public company has to restate its financial reports, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules on compensation recovery mean executives might have to give back bonuses or extra pay—even if the executives in question didn’t cause the mistake.
—Priya Cherian Huskins, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
At closing, the borrower receives a closing disclosure, which restates the loan amount and interest rate and lists the closing costs.
—Joshua Stein, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
The filing also details a $600 million amended and restated unsecured credit facility, expanding the revolving credit facility to $500 million, maturing in November 2028.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
If a public company has to restate its financial reports, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules on compensation recovery mean executives might have to give back bonuses or extra pay—even if the executives in question didn’t cause the mistake.
—Priya Cherian Huskins, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
At closing, the borrower receives a closing disclosure, which restates the loan amount and interest rate and lists the closing costs.
—Joshua Stein, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Restate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restate. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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