Thesaurus results for PLAGIARIZES

plagiarizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of plagiarize

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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 plagiarizes An artist has demanded the organizers of Manifesta 16 remove an installation from the exhibition in Essen, Germany, alleging that a piece in the show plagiarizes one of her earlier works. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 2 July 2026

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Balsam Hill achieves the life-like branches using its signature True Needle technology that reproduces the texture and shade variation found on natural trees.

— Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026
The jumping cholla is a cactus that reproduces via the spread of clones.

— Philip Anderson, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

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Okorie is the best driving guard in the class, a 6-1 jitterbug who manipulates defenders with a tight handle, sudden changes of speed, and an advanced feel for the game.

— Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 16 June 2026
Facial massage manipulates big muscles in the face, such as the masseters, temporalis and platysma, as well as fascia.

— Lauren Finney Harden, AJC.com, 10 June 2026

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Motherhood, sexuality, family, fame… every band member forges her own path in refreshingly disparate ways rarely shown on television.

— Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026
There is a tender toxicity to the bond Louis forges with Regina that speaks to the overwhelming heartbreak from which its born.

— Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of forges

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An engineering prodigy, Harley has to get creative to survive her large family, and invents a number of gizmos and gadgets to help improve her chaotic household.

— Christian Holub, Entertainment Weekly, 21 June 2026
Without it, the AI invents a new backdrop.

— Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2026

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