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 In 1991, a committee of scholars concluded that King had plagiarized passages in his dissertation for a doctoral degree while a student at Boston University. — John Blake, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026 An artist has demanded the organizers of Manifesta 16 remove an installation from the exhibition in Essen, Germany, alleging that a piece in the show plagiarizes one of her earlier works. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 2 July 2026 Rankings influence many disciplines and can mutate values as well as goals, leading academics to such unscholarly behaviors as plagiarizing others’ work, unintentionally manipulating data, or outright falsifying it. — Big Think, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for plagiarize

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Unlike conventional gaming headsets that primarily separate audio into left and right channels, Spherephones reproduces sound from above, below, behind, and in front of the user.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026
As for one of the franchise's other biggest mysteries — how the characters reproduce — Coffin has a simple answer.

— Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026

Definition of reproduce

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Most targets were critics of China, and the tactics included creating fake social-media accounts and swamping platforms with pro-Beijing posts, spreading false information about dissidents, and forging documents.

— Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
For those of us who needed a reminder that the country was not even forged in a vacuum, start here.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

Definition of forge

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But regulation should be about making sure players are motivated to, and do meet the public interest goals of safety and good traffic flow, not about telling them how to do that while the technology is still being invented.

— Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Plastic flamingos—invented in Massachusetts, of all places—were planted in yards to amuse homeowners.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 6 July 2026

Definition of invent

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Prosecutors detailed at least four games in which the defendants are alleged to have schemed to have Beasley manipulate individual game stats for the benefit of gamblers.

— Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 1 July 2026
Among the schemes cited by officials was ATM jackpotting, a technically sophisticated form of theft in which criminals manipulate ATMs through malware, network intrusion or physical tampering to trigger unauthorized cash withdrawals.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026

Definition of manipulate

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All eight club tracks follow the same basic template, one cribbed from Midwestern producers like Boo Williams and Paul Johnson, as well as early, ravey Daft Punk and, in particular, the take-no-prisoners cutups of Germany’s Soundhack.

— Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026
Although his personal favorite interpretation is Craig’s, the actor wanted to focus on the philosophical pillars of the character, rather than cribbing from anyone else’s work.

— Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026

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