plagiarize

verb

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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plagiarize
  1. reproduce
  2. forge
  3. invent
  4. manipulate
  5. crib
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  • Females prefer these waters to reproduce, and during the summer male rays have a higher metabolism that drives them to seek out food in the invertebrates along the shore, Lowe said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Ask whether the methodology is published in enough detail to reproduce, and who arbitrates a disputed grade.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of reproduce
Verb
  • Fighting games are a cross-cultural nexus that spark heated rivalries but ultimately forge lasting connections.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Black Dragon Society members forged relationships with Muslim nationalists in Russia and in the Ottoman Empire in order to build a pro-Japanese network.
    — Mimi Hanaoka, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of forge
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  • With fellow voice actor and Rugrats star Michael Bell, Chartoff invented the Grayway Rotating Drain, which recycles used water from showers and sinks for other household uses.
    — Madeline Boardman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Aug. 2026
  • No American family should have to invent its own aging strategy in the middle of a crisis.
    — Samir Shah, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of invent
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  • Hilariously, the players figure out that they were manipulated on the unanimous Sam vote, and collectively decide that was the top-level metagame.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The department has been further beleaguered by concerns that leaders manipulated crime statistics to boost its image.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of manipulate
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  • 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
  • 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
Definition of crib

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