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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 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 Petrone has sometimes agreed, telling prosecutors to rephrase their question. Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 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 See All Example Sentences for rephrase
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  • The tech translates your finger and hand movements to actions on a digital screen.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The company’s events tend to skew earnest for fashion, and this one was no exception, beginning with an address by Yanai—translated live from Japanese, via headsets—featuring various charts and graphs.
    Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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  • The Regional Task Force on Homelessness releases monthly data summarizing the number of individuals losing a place to stay for the first time.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Now, even lighthearted comments can be captured, summarized and circulated.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Rephrase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rephrase. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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