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Recent Examples of restitute
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.
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Carlie Porterfield, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024
He was irked when a woman came to a public talk and argued that they should be restituted.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2023
On a visit to Burkina Faso in 2017, French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged the magnitude of African artifacts in European museums and vowed to restitute many from France.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2023
The majority of descendants live in the United States and Israel, but the museum has already or is in the process of also restituting silver pieces to France, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Mexico.
—Kirsten Grieshaber, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 June 2023
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Carlie Porterfield, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024
He was irked when a woman came to a public talk and argued that they should be restituted.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2023
On a visit to Burkina Faso in 2017, French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged the magnitude of African artifacts in European museums and vowed to restitute many from France.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2023
The majority of descendants live in the United States and Israel, but the museum has already or is in the process of also restituting silver pieces to France, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Mexico.
—Kirsten Grieshaber, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restitute
Verb
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By acting, essentially, as an in-house contractor for the federal government, the team did not need to directly spend taxpayer dollars and was instead reimbursed by partner agencies.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2025
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Funds remaining after reimbursing the schools went to the students and ultimately Melvin, according to prosecutors.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In heavy rain, allow an additional two seconds of distance to compensate for reduced traction and braking effectiveness.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
The Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2025
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There was a time when capital was cheap enough to compensate for expansion inefficiencies.—
Rebecca Takada,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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An Evening with Issa Rae at the Kennedy Center will be refunded, the Rae pledged.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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The artist also noted that all tickets to her original Kennedy Center show will be refunded at point of purchase.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
25 Feb. 2025
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Although some of the cash was returned by lenders, 10 of them had refused to give back the funds.—
William Gavin,
Quartz,
28 Feb. 2025
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Paula, a nurse at Baylor Scott and White, explained how her job has led her to want to give back.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Restitute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restitute. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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