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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
Verb
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
Verb
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Grandfamilies, as these families sometimes call themselves, are almost always forged by tragic circumstances, whether abuse, neglect, addiction, arrest, or death.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Hopeless but hearty, the Lakers forged ahead Thursday, and still clung to a one-point lead midway through the third quarter when the rickety wheels came completely off.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 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,
6 May 2026
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Constable and Turner remain central to British identity today, their paintings reproduced on coffee mugs and fridge magnets; Church’s position in American culture is more precarious.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 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
Verb
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Like many of the state’s greatest musical exports—Selena, Willie Nelson, Beyoncé—Musgraves delights in pushing past invented perimeters to allow other sounds to inform her work.—
Cat Cardenas,
Vogue,
7 May 2026
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The modern electronic cigarette, or e-cigarette, was invented in the early 2000s by a Chinese pharmacist in response to his father’s death from lung cancer.—
Mikkael Sekeres,
Washington Post,
4 May 2026
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Canned Pineapple When fresh pineapple is unavailable, canned pineapple can be a suitable alternative.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
1 May 2026
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The secret to its subtle tropical notes is adding canned cream of coconut.—
Hannah Agran,
Midwest Living,
29 Apr. 2026
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Defense attorneys argued at trial that the investigation into the assassination was a mess and that the four were manipulated into taking blame for an internal coup.—
David Fischer,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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These were teenagers, and they were manipulated.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2026
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For years, tech experts like Hinton predicted displacement by AI partly because some radiologists’ tasks are seemingly formulaic and repetitive, such as reading scans and writing reports.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
4 May 2026
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The other side sees it as an existential threat that could eliminate countless jobs, suck the heart and soul out of film production, and generate dull, formulaic content that will continue to drive audiences away from theaters.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Plagiarized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plagiarized. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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