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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
N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 15 May 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
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
Verb
The book was later pulled from circulation amid the revelation that Hill plagiarized a portion.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 15 May 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
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
Adjective
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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
Verb
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Born in New York to Nigerian parents, Folarin Balogun speaks with a British accent, courtesy of a childhood largely forged in England.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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Her tolerance for the job was forged early by starting out as a child actor at age 11.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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The brand offers a one-to-one replacement for nearly every classic liquor on the market, plus sparkling wine and canned cocktails.—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2026
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The food comes in either canned or bagged and boxed packaging.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
Verb
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No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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In laboratory tests involving eight volunteers, the wristband reproduced hand gestures with high accuracy and low latency, mirroring movements within 120 milliseconds.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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Well, people have always written schlocky or formulaic books.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
10 June 2026
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As such, they have been called formulaic.—
Laura Payne,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
3 June 2026
Verb
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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
Adjective
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Since then, whenever new tools to crank out communications have become available, somebody has flooded the zone with the fastest, most imitative material that could garner attention.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
8 Nov. 2025
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It may be borrowed or coined, named after a person, inspired by a place or imitative of a sound.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Although Edeme never claimed to have invented the technique, she has widely been credited as the person who brought the style back into the fore.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Mark Mitchnick, a pediatrician who invented transparent zinc oxide, which is known under the brand Z-Cote, said bemotrizinol will give chemists a new tool to make sunscreens that people will want to wear.—
Kff Health News,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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“Plagiarized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plagiarized. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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