as in translating
an instance of expressing something in different words
I think the intent of the passage comes through better in the editor's restating
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as in summarizing
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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Verb
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While her role focused on gathering insights and translating requirements for technical teams, she was given opportunities to explore her interests in cross-functional collaboration and strategic planning, such as working on a new product launch initiative.—
Saurabh Jain,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025 -
Oncologists have had a head start on translating somatic-mutation science into practice, but doing the same in other specialties—including mine—may prove challenging.—
Jason Liebowitz,
The Atlantic,
2 Jan. 2025
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The European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) then pushed Apple to open up a lot more and let people select default apps for phone calls, messaging, password managers, keyboards, call spam filters, navigation, and translation apps.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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And the city of San Diego, which began using language translation tools during the pandemic to help people testifying by Zoom, has made the feature permanent so anyone can watch city meetings in their own language with the touch of a button.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Robyn included a collage of screenshots from the New York Times article summarizing the ordeal between Blake and Baldoni.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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Lively also received online support from her sister, actress Robyn Lively, who shared a collage of screenshots summarizing the conflict between Blake and Baldoni.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
22 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Making matters worse, the remediation efforts are expected to continue into 2026, thereby increasing the time during which the company’s financials are less trustworthy and increase the likelihood of restatements.—
David Trainer,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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These restatements can be catastrophic; studies have shown that a restatement leads to an average stock-price drop of 10%, and more than 20% in cases involving accounting irregularities.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Restating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restating. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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