rephrase
verb
re·phrase
(ˌ)rē-ˈfrāz 
rephrased; rephrasing
: to phrase or express (something) in a different way especially to make the meaning clearer
Let me rephrase the question.
… spoke first in precise medical terms, then quickly rephrased them in laymen's language.—
George J. Church and Evan Thomas
George J. Church and Evan Thomas
Examples of rephrase in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Chat Assist is in the Samsung Keyboard app and offers replies or can help rephrase a message to match certain tones.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 10 Apr. 2024
She was later called out for impugning her Democratic colleagues and had to rephrase her criticism.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
Prompt it to rephrase your work for a non-English speaker, or to recast it for someone without expertise.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
This could include, for example, rephrasing sentences, incorporating synonyms or tweaking the creative’s call to action.
—Rory Holland, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
These features include the ability to generate entire PowerPoint slide decks from a chatbot-like prompt, and inline Copilot experiences in Word to rephrase paragraphs, generate text, and summarize documents.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 15 Jan. 2024
At other times, Kaplan rephrased Cohen’s questions to elicit more direct answers from Bankman-Fried.
—Tory Newmyer, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
At other times, Kaplan rephrased Cohen's questions to elicit more direct answers from Bankman-Fried.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2023
Since then, the Chamber has softened its rhetoric, in keeping with the conservative trend of rephrasing unpopular positions in the language of pluralism.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 26 Oct. 2023
Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 10 Apr. 2024
She was later called out for impugning her Democratic colleagues and had to rephrase her criticism.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
Prompt it to rephrase your work for a non-English speaker, or to recast it for someone without expertise.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
This could include, for example, rephrasing sentences, incorporating synonyms or tweaking the creative’s call to action.
—Rory Holland, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
These features include the ability to generate entire PowerPoint slide decks from a chatbot-like prompt, and inline Copilot experiences in Word to rephrase paragraphs, generate text, and summarize documents.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 15 Jan. 2024
At other times, Kaplan rephrased Cohen’s questions to elicit more direct answers from Bankman-Fried.
—Tory Newmyer, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
At other times, Kaplan rephrased Cohen's questions to elicit more direct answers from Bankman-Fried.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2023
Since then, the Chamber has softened its rhetoric, in keeping with the conservative trend of rephrasing unpopular positions in the language of pluralism.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 26 Oct. 2023
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“Rephrase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rephrase. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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