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plagiarized

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verb

past tense of plagiarize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for plagiarized
Verb
  • Federal officials alleged that Cormier forged the signature of the company’s owner and used the owner’s signature stamp on the checks to cash the checks or deposit them into her personal bank account.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Federal officials alleged that Cormier forged the signature of the company’s owner and used the owner’s signature stamp on the checks to cash the checks or deposit them into her personal bank account.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • For example, a recent United Nations study recently pointed to predictive policing as an example of how racial biases are reproduced through technology.
    Jay Ganglani, Fortune Asia, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The prints, stored at a San Francisco arthouse for some time, were reproduced from 1839 to 1843 from Bodmer's works during his journey with Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • These stories are shockingly unoriginal, both in the real world and in films and television.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Using Trite Business Jargon Nothing screams unoriginal like a LinkedIn profile filled with corporate buzzwords.
    William Arruda, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • As history tells it, hot chicken was invented by African American entrepreneur Thornton Prince, who founded Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack in the 1940s.
    Shimite Obialo, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Elizabeth Olsen found inspiration for her role in The Assessment from a book that was based on a real-life group of people who believe aliens invented modern technology.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Ingredient lists tell you a lot about when a recipe was popular, and pear salad might have had its peak mid-20th century, when canned fruit dominated the supermarket shelves.
    Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 9 May 2025
  • Many recession-friendly foods—like canned soups, simple pastas, frozen pizza, and basic baked goods—evoke childhood memories of simpler times.
    Phil Lempert, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • In Season 4 of the Max comedy, Deborah Vance and Ava Daniels have manipulated their way into their respective dream jobs as host and head writer of a late-night talk show on network TV.
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
  • This country is being manipulated by two people — and those too afraid to have the courage to oppose them.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Not formulaic—which, of course, is what publishing prefers because formulaic is advertising.
    Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 8 May 2025
  • The results are fitfully amusing, sometimes touching and resolutely formulaic.
    Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Adjective
  • Explaining Traditions - Folk Behavior In Modern Culture By Simon J. Bronner This kind of imitative play—not just Cooties but also House or Cops and Robbers—helps children make sense of the world.
    Bruce Handy, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025
  • The social self is avoidance-based, conforming, imitative, predictable, planned, and hardworking.
    Ellen Choi, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Plagiarized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plagiarized. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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