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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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Noun
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All seats have their own electronic libretto screens, which provide translations of the lyrics and dialogue in English or Spanish, depending on what the audience member selects.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025 -
Neither of those glasses automatically detects languages or records translations for later review.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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According to The Wall Street Journal, that figure translates to about $200 million, and the company saw shares jump approximately 18 percent following the news.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
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Too far often translates to too late.—
Scott R. Schell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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The summaries below were drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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These insights are processed using AI algorithms and presented in the companion app, which compiles health scores and daily summaries.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the moment that summarizes one of Good News’ thematic throughlines, Nobody is speaking to Seo Go-myung (Weak Hero Class 1’s Hong Kyung), an ambitious Air Force lieutenant who is as close to an audience surrogate as Good News gets.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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The following table summarizes details about ashwagandha and L-theanine.—
Amy Brownstein,
Verywell Health,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Paraphrases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paraphrases. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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