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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
This truly was, paraphrasing the 2014 Steve Carell film, a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week for the president.
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Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2026
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.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Nov. 2025
Al said, paraphrasing the famous Catholic nun from Calcutta.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
translating
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Her priorities will include deeper engagement with members and partners, operational excellence and translating sustainability commitments into measurable outcomes.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
10 Feb. 2026
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At these Olympics, broadcast drones have given new life to the decades-old Olympic motto — faster, higher, stronger — translating it for the technological age.—
Rick Maese,
Washington Post,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Paraphrasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paraphrasing. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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