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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
Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Talks on a hostage deal, meanwhile, could be dragged out long enough for Hamas to rebuild its military, the paper’s paraphrase of the document said.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2025
Sanders continued, paraphrasing arguments critics sometimes use against Trump.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 6 May 2025
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Noun
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
Talks on a hostage deal, meanwhile, could be dragged out long enough for Hamas to rebuild its military, the paper’s paraphrase of the document said.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
Verb
To paraphrase Thomas Jefferson, billions for useless sound walls and drunken football fans, but not one penny for mental health.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2025
Sanders continued, paraphrasing arguments critics sometimes use against Trump.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paraphrase
Noun
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And fans have clearly been waiting; 2.2 million people applied for a lottery system to buy the Switch 2 in Japan, according to a translation of an X post from Nintendo in April.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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That's according to a CNBC translation of the Chinese.—
Evelyn Cheng,Bernice Ooi,
CNBC,
5 June 2025
Verb
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But cracking the code of the Stitch sensibility was one thing: the hard part was translating that to CG, which was a long process.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
7 June 2025
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But the Muppets were made for a format that doesn’t exist, so to try to translate them is really hard.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
6 June 2025
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Lawyers are already using AI to analyze evidence, summarize witness testimony, and conduct legal research.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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The women’s lawyers then issued a press release on Jan. 31, summarizing the claims.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
11 June 2025
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“Paraphrase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paraphrase. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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