plagiarize

Definition of plagiarizenext
as in to reproduce
to use the words or ideas of another person as if they were your own words or ideas He plagiarized a classmate's report.

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Recent Examples of plagiarize His 1534 revision was heavily used – plagiarized would be a better word – by almost all English translations over the next hundred years. Michael Bruening, The Conversation, 30 June 2026 The book was later pulled from circulation amid the revelation that Hill plagiarized a portion. N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 15 May 2026 Both are easier than plagiarizing Wikipedia ever was! ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026 In the mind of the plagiarized, as often as not, what has been perpetrated is nothing less than an outrage. Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for plagiarize
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  • That copying, by providing a way to reproduce and evolve, could have then kicked off the beginning of life.
    Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
  • To prove their point, Forte and Otoleva attempted to reproduce the aural and visual conditions of the tombs in their day.
    Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026
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  • These and other efforts built on the experience and trust forged through decades of policy battles, including the tobacco settlement, even if the dollars weren’t involved.
    Susan Morrisey, STAT, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The late Henry Kissinger initially made his name as an academic writing about nuclear arms control during the Cold War, and latterly forged his reputation as the architect of US-China detente.
    Andy Browne, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
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  • Across both commercial ambient platforms and general-purpose models applied to clinical documentation, the more common failure is under-capture rather than inventing what wasn’t said.
    Pat Williams, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Bubble tea, with its chewy tapioca boba pearls, was invented in Taiwan in the 1980s.
    Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
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  • Trapped-ion computers depend on lasers to manipulate and control ions.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The company accused Fox News of airing false claims that voting machines were manipulated to help Joe Biden win the 2020 presidential election.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
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  • Then there’s Sula, whose ending James borrows, tweaking the circumstances but cribbing the emotional beats.
    Tembe Denton-Hurst, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Labels are cut off the clothing, not merely to deter competitors from cribbing their inventory, but to ensure the focus remains on the wondrously eclectic pieces, and not on who might have designed them.
    New York Times, New York Times, 31 July 2026

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“Plagiarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plagiarize. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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