as in to summarize
to express something (as a text or statement) in different words
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Recent Examples of translate
But the word has a secondary meaning, which roughly translates to peace of mind.
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Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 29 June 2025
There’s Esther Eng, an early 20th-century film auteur, her movies now mostly lost, whose fluency with the group dynamics of creating cinema translates to a second act as a New York restaurateur.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
Early this year, sources placed Holt Renfrew’s annual volume at around 700 million Canadian dollars, which at current exchange rates translates to about $512 million.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
The publications have argued that such content has been used without consent or payment — which translates to copyright infringement on a massive scale.
—Leonard Greene, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
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Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 29 June 2025
There’s Esther Eng, an early 20th-century film auteur, her movies now mostly lost, whose fluency with the group dynamics of creating cinema translates to a second act as a New York restaurateur.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
Early this year, sources placed Holt Renfrew’s annual volume at around 700 million Canadian dollars, which at current exchange rates translates to about $512 million.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
The publications have argued that such content has been used without consent or payment — which translates to copyright infringement on a massive scale.
—Leonard Greene, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
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summarize
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Among its tasks will be assisting with coding, acting as a translation tool and summarize complex documents for workers.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
24 June 2025
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The Pandemic Greases the Wheels The evidence summarized in Karlin's fact sheet had been around for decades.—
Liana Simstrom,
NPR,
22 June 2025
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“Translate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/translate. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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