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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As the administration forges ahead with its immigration enforcement campaign, former ICE officials and policing experts warned that resuming vehicle stops without a thorough review of training or tactics could lead to more violent encounters.

— Christopher Cann, USA Today, 17 July 2026
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

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The ingenious Professor Farnsworth invents a machine that can swap the minds of two people.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 21 July 2026
Rather than shattering the illusion, the heroine invents an increasingly elaborate fictional life to protect her mother — and, ultimately, herself.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 21 July 2026

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