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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 paraphrasing
Elsewhere on the podcast, Tarantino also remembered that the relationship between the two films spawned an online joke paraphrasing an iconic conversation from his movie Pulp Fiction.
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Nov. 2025
Al said, paraphrasing the famous Catholic nun from Calcutta.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Nov. 2025
Al said, paraphrasing the famous Catholic nun from Calcutta.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paraphrasing
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Other hurdles might include serving gym-goers the right data and translating it into clear, actionable insights, according to Musso.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
20 Jan. 2026
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According to Federal Reserve data, the poorer demographic owns about 1% of stock market wealth, translating to about 165 million people owning $628 billion in stock.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Paraphrasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paraphrasing. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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