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to express something (as a text or statement) in different words
I don't understand what you're asking—could you rephrase your question?
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Recent Examples of rephrase
If users give feedback or rephrase their requests, the router learns.
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Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
To rephrase the Duchampian and Warholian question: Can one manifestly force the work of art and the work of the commodity into a final congruence by abolishing authorial identity and interference altogether?
—Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
The judge interrupted Steel several times, instructing him to move along or rephrase complicated questions.
—Michael R. Sisak, Arkansas Online, 5 May 2025
To rephrase that, with Joann Fabrics, we’re used to this broad story.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
To rephrase the Duchampian and Warholian question: Can one manifestly force the work of art and the work of the commodity into a final congruence by abolishing authorial identity and interference altogether?
—Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
The judge interrupted Steel several times, instructing him to move along or rephrase complicated questions.
—Michael R. Sisak, Arkansas Online, 5 May 2025
To rephrase that, with Joann Fabrics, we’re used to this broad story.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rephrase
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In other words, higher numbers in ratings should translate to higher numbers in real-world use as well, even if the actual page count differs.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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But even that minimum would translate to roughly 14,000 cases a year in Colorado in which courts approved taking people’s wages because of unpaid medical bills.—
Rae Ellen Bichell,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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To summarize the last few days, he was waived at the end of the Braves' season, passed through waivers, outrighted to Triple-A Gwinnett, and opted to leave the organization.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Oct. 2025
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The following table summarizes details about ashwagandha and L-theanine.—
Amy Brownstein,
Verywell Health,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Rephrase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rephrase. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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