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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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verb

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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
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
To paraphrase Nathan Lane in The Birdcage, the manuscript has gone from 20k to 14k to 22k to 15k and so on another three or four times. Kristen Arnett august 21, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025 To paraphrase another quotation from Gertrude Stein, a snooze is a snooze is a snooze. Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for paraphrase
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Noun
  • Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters And OpenAI in June showcased an intelligent voice assistant mode for ChatGPT that has fluid translation built in as one of many features.
    Kif Leswing, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The outlets reported that the affidavit said Cobos-Martinez and Nagamallaiah got into a disagreement over a translation issue.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The tech translates your finger and hand movements to actions on a digital screen.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The company’s events tend to skew earnest for fashion, and this one was no exception, beginning with an address by Yanai—translated live from Japanese, via headsets—featuring various charts and graphs.
    Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Regional Task Force on Homelessness releases monthly data summarizing the number of individuals losing a place to stay for the first time.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Now, even lighthearted comments can be captured, summarized and circulated.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Paraphrase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paraphrase. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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