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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 plagiarized
Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
This is the First Lady who plagiarized a speech by her nemesis Michelle Obama.
—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
Yeong-in and Su-yeon had donated an art piece to the university hosting the art show that Ki-dae had suspected was plagiarized.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
The paper also has covered allegations that IU President Pamela Whitten plagiarized parts of her dissertation, with the most recent story running in September.
—Todd Richmond, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
Missy's brooding brother Cliff (Bradford) homes in on Torrance as a potential love connection, while Torrance leads the Toros to a stunning defeat at the hands of the East Compton Clovers after it's revealed that Big Red plagiarized the routine charted out by their impeccable captain Isis (Union).
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
Katie Wiseman New evidence alleges Indiana University President Pamela Whitten plagiarized her dissertation, The Herald-Times reported last week.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 12 Aug. 2025
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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
This is the First Lady who plagiarized a speech by her nemesis Michelle Obama.
—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
Yeong-in and Su-yeon had donated an art piece to the university hosting the art show that Ki-dae had suspected was plagiarized.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
The paper also has covered allegations that IU President Pamela Whitten plagiarized parts of her dissertation, with the most recent story running in September.
—Todd Richmond, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
Missy's brooding brother Cliff (Bradford) homes in on Torrance as a potential love connection, while Torrance leads the Toros to a stunning defeat at the hands of the East Compton Clovers after it's revealed that Big Red plagiarized the routine charted out by their impeccable captain Isis (Union).
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
Katie Wiseman New evidence alleges Indiana University President Pamela Whitten plagiarized her dissertation, The Herald-Times reported last week.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plagiarized
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Police said the couple spent more than $17,000 on O’Neill’s debit card and someone forged his signature on a car title after his death.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
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By minting a cryptographically perfect digital signature based on MD5, the attackers forged a certificate that authenticated their malicious update server.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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These values place any color within a universal color space, allowing colors to be compared, reproduced, and communicated accurately across different media and lighting conditions.—
Manjishtha Bhattacharyya,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
13 Apr. 2026
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Other artists copied his style, which at first the artist considered flattering but later saw it as unoriginal as his popularity grew.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Apr. 2026
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This makes your home feel intentional and personal instead of sterile and unoriginal.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
8 Jan. 2026
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There is even, inexplicably, an entire chorus cribbed from a blink-182 song.—
Olivia Horn,
Pitchfork,
20 Feb. 2026
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The colorway is also cribbed from that used to reveal the Air Jordan 28, as a black upper gives way to a highlighter green inner layer and shroud branding, as well as a translucent blue outsole.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
9 Feb. 2026
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And Tae Bo was invented by a guy named Billy Blanks, also from Erie, Pennsylvania.—
Nate Sloan,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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The virologist who invented the first polio vaccine.—
Marcy Thompson,
Scientific American,
16 Apr. 2026
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That included canned pineapple, popularized by the Dole fruit company in the 1920s.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2026
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For protein on a budget, focus on chicken thighs, canned tuna, eggs, lentils, Greek yogurt, cottage cheese and edamame.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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The case would also require testimony, which meant that at least one of Bateman’s wives needed to realize she was being manipulated and abused.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2026
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During this time, Duggar manipulated the victim’s underwear and grazed her genitals.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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But the increasingly formulaic press tour can be gruelingly repetitive.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
15 Apr. 2026
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The scheme is formulaic but effective.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Plagiarized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plagiarized. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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