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
This is the First Lady who plagiarized a speech by her nemesis Michelle Obama.
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Katha Pollitt, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 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
Instead, Playlab allows users to train chatbots to use customized prompts that don’t plagiarize or include bias.
—Brian Robin, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
But the emerging research is making clear that the ability to plagiarize is inherent to GPT-4 and all other major LLMs.
—Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2026
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Katha Pollitt, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 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
Instead, Playlab allows users to train chatbots to use customized prompts that don’t plagiarize or include bias.
—Brian Robin, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
But the emerging research is making clear that the ability to plagiarize is inherent to GPT-4 and all other major LLMs.
—Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plagiarize
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In organisms that reproduce via the union of types—this group also includes yeasts and slime molds—partners are functionally equivalent and the exchange of genetic material is symmetrical, an arrangement called isogamy.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
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Under what’s called the sterile insect technique, the government breeds male screwworm flies that can’t reproduce, then releases them into the wild.—
Ciara McCarthy. Produced with AI assistance,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
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At the same time, companies are forging strategic partnerships.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
22 June 2026
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Six homeowners at the 43-story, 643-unit building told the Miami Herald their ballots were forged.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
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Remember Bonnie, the adorable five-year-old who inherited Andy’s old toys and, in a stroke of brilliance, invented one of her own by gluing a pair of googly eyes onto a cheap white spork?—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
16 June 2026
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But there is now chatter of other scenarios — some legit, some planted for negotiating purposes, some invented — and that may get louder leading up to draft day.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 June 2026
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This enables robots to identify objects, track movement, plan motions, and manipulate components with a high degree of precision.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
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Wang then placed his hands underneath her clothing and began touching her breasts before manipulating her arm to touch his genitals, the suit states.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 June 2026
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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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And there’s something increasingly rare (yes, even more rare than Alfred Molina voicing a huge sea creature): a book-to-film adaptation that actually adapts the material, and does not just crib blindly from the original.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
7 May 2026
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“Plagiarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plagiarize. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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