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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
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Don Dodds, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Don Dodds, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Miriam Ordoñez, the immigrant rights coordinator for the American Friends Service Committee, translated for the group, which gathered outside the detention center.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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The subsidies translated to an extra $700 for most Americans’ premiums, meaning low-income folks could get covered for free and middle-income families qualified for subsidies for the first time.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Paraphrased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paraphrased. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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