as in to summarize
to express something (as a text or statement) in different words
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Recent Examples of translate
That dedication didn’t translate to instant results.
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Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
When Max disappears to Malta (leaving a possibly pregnant Leonie behind) to translate wary poet Anna’s work, travel writer Rhoda is dispatched to track him down.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
In the last couple weeks, that has started to translate to the court.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
The Department of Justice on Tuesday released the transcripts of these videos, which have been translated from Portuguese to English.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
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Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
When Max disappears to Malta (leaving a possibly pregnant Leonie behind) to translate wary poet Anna’s work, travel writer Rhoda is dispatched to track him down.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
In the last couple weeks, that has started to translate to the court.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
The Department of Justice on Tuesday released the transcripts of these videos, which have been translated from Portuguese to English.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
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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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“Translate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/translate. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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