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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
And while Buster Posey and Vitello did spend an inordinate amount of time describing and then rephrasing that description of what managers are expected to do, an underlying truth cut through:
Vitello is a people person — confident in himself but not threatened by other ways of going about things.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2025
Frost subsequently asked for his words to be taken down, then rephrased his charge.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
If users give feedback or rephrase their requests, the router learns.
—Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Several times, the judge interrupted Steel, instructing him to move along or rephrase complicated questions.
—Larry Neumeister, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2025
Frost subsequently asked for his words to be taken down, then rephrased his charge.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
If users give feedback or rephrase their requests, the router learns.
—Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Several times, the judge interrupted Steel, instructing him to move along or rephrase complicated questions.
—Larry Neumeister, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rephrase
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In an industry that has historically pushed Latin artists to translate themselves, soften their edges, or neutralize their identity to become global stars, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio chose the opposite.—
Rocio Munoz,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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This work translates to improving military readiness and long-term health outcomes for today’s warfighters.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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Use it to summarize lecture notes.—
Gerald Bradshaw,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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The department said in a statement that most of the incidents summarized in the report took place more than three years ago.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Rephrase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rephrase. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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