Thesaurus results for PLAGIARIZE

plagiarize

verb

Definition of plagiarize

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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An algorithm trained on incomplete or unrepresentative data can reproduce inequities already present in healthcare, except now those decisions arrive wrapped in the appearance of objectivity.

— Paula Ferrada, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
These earliest plants evolved from water-living multicellular green algae—descendants of the cyanobacteria—and reproduced using spores.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of reproduce

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Perched above the picturesque fishing village of Ammoudi Bay, Epitome is a chance for the Canaves Oia collection to forge a new path in the island’s luxury market.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
This investigation could shed light on the hypothetical collision between Earth and a Mars-sized planetary body called Theia, which is thought to have spilled matter around our planet that coalesced to forge the moon billions of years ago.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of forge

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In Canada, when an Air Canada chatbot invented a bereavement-fare policy, the airline argued the bot was a separate entity responsible for its own actions; the tribunal called the submission remarkable and made the airline pay.

— Michael Riedl, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Charles, on the other hand, had the talent and ability to create a military legacy that could eclipse the one Cyrus had invented for himself.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of invent

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This concept turned into an exhibit element where visitors could manipulate the parameters themselves and create different fields of grass.

— Megan Fitzgerald, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Our minds take in information from the world (input), manipulate it in some fashion (computation), and then enact behavior (output).

— Benjamin Riley, The Verge, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of manipulate

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Recreating entire outfits, adopting your styling tricks, making a habit of hunting down your exact pieces, or cribbing an aesthetic that feels deeply tied to your identity is another.

— Alesandra Dubin, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2026
Then there’s Sula, whose ending James borrows, tweaking the circumstances but cribbing the emotional beats.

— Tembe Denton-Hurst, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

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