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an instance of expressing something in different words
your essays on human rights should have some original thought and not be simply a paraphrase of what's in the textbook
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to express something (as a text or statement) in different words
could you paraphrase your diagnosis of my medical condition, using simpler language?
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Recent Examples of paraphrase
Bob Blaisdell, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
The combination of support for RFK Jr. and the MAGA paraphrase explain President-elect Donald Trump's choice of the political scion for secretary of Health and Human Services.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Consequently, reasoning from large language models over paragraphs and documents becomes more like summarizing or paraphrasing.
—Manas Gaur, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Despite the patchwork libretto, Handel ingeniously parlayed Jennens’ quotations and paraphrases from the Old and New testaments into unexpected evocations of wonder and awe.
—Bob Blaisdell, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
The combination of support for RFK Jr. and the MAGA paraphrase explain President-elect Donald Trump's choice of the political scion for secretary of Health and Human Services.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Verb
Details Make the Difference To paraphrase Aristotle, the whole of a suit is often greater than the sum of its parts.
—Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Consequently, reasoning from large language models over paragraphs and documents becomes more like summarizing or paraphrasing.
—Manas Gaur, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paraphrase
Noun
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The guidance encourages agencies to explore alternatives such as artificial intelligence and machine translation where minimal assistance in other languages remains appropriate.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
14 July 2025
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And, over time, fewer new European priests arrived in Kongo, making translation less necessary.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
12 July 2025
Verb
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Also, the effect of lower pay can translate to higher rates of family poverty and less economic mobility in Black communities.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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That should translate to more takeaways, forcing quarterbacks to ignore the Do Not Disturb sign Surtain II places on one side of the field.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
13 July 2025
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The motive can be summarized as pure agency, pure evil; in other words, premeditated murder.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
4 July 2025
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This week's Think Texas column summarizes her work.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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“Paraphrase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paraphrase. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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