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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
Frost subsequently asked for his words to be taken down, then rephrased his charge.
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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
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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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
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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According to Jon Heyman of The New York Post, Schwarber could end up with a deal worth around four years and $140 million, which would translate to approximately $35 million per season.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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The PolyU team conducted a detailed review of TSC performance, analysing how to translate lab success into real-world durability.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Nov. 2025
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This Batul Hassan piece in Jacobin summarizes some of Mamdani’s more popular plans.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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The resulting feature was published on March 14, 2022, publicly summarizing the case for the first time in years and providing Army CID contact information.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Rephrase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rephrase. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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