paraphrased

past tense of paraphrase
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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 paraphrased Text that has been heavily rewritten, paraphrased, translated, or mixed with other writing may lose enough of Claude's statistical pattern to become undetectable. New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026 Text has traditionally been more difficult to identify in this way because it gets copied, paraphrased, translated, chopped up and folded into someone else’s writing all the time. Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026 There is an old adage (paraphrased) that the only constant in life is change. Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 9 July 2026 Even more than usual, critics and Dylanologists scrutinized Modern Times for references and allusions, finding words and melodies paraphrased from the works of Muddy Waters, Bing Crosby, and the Roman poet Ovid. Al Shipley, SPIN, 29 June 2026 Some responses are paraphrased for clarity or condensed for brevity. Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026 Joachim Trier, who won Best International Feature for Sentimental Value, paraphrased James Baldwin’s observation that all adults are responsible for the children of the world. Judy Berman, Time, 16 Mar. 2026 In the video, which LaNasa paraphrased, Colbert said life's difficult moments are ultimately experiences to be embraced. Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026 Alone In zero-click experiences, your original content may be cited, summarized or paraphrased by AI without attribution or referral. Don Dodds, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paraphrased
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  • Absolutely, but that hasn’t necessarily translated to pulling back, at least across our outlet centers.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The book, which was translated from the original Arabic by Ranya Abdelrahman and Sawad Hussain, is set in a dystopian future in an unspecified country and explores how authoritarian regimes shrink imagination by policing stories, the release stated.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Paraphrased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paraphrased. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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