as in to summarize
to express something (as a text or statement) in different words
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Recent Examples of translate
Some professions naturally translate to remote work, while others depend on face-to-face interaction.
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
From On the Other Side Is March by Sólrún Michelsen, translated by Marita Thomsen.
—Literary Hub, 19 June 2026
Whether that translates to national politics is a next test for their movement.
—ABC News, 19 June 2026
This is a normal day during harvest season for Doña Conchi, Quispe says while translating host's words from Quechua.
—Paola Miglio, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2026
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
From On the Other Side Is March by Sólrún Michelsen, translated by Marita Thomsen.
—Literary Hub, 19 June 2026
Whether that translates to national politics is a next test for their movement.
—ABC News, 19 June 2026
This is a normal day during harvest season for Doña Conchi, Quispe says while translating host's words from Quechua.
—Paola Miglio, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2026
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summarize
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Could the model summarize a contract, answer a customer, support an analyst or a clinician?—
Najwa Aaraj,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
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Ultimately, the entire discipline of artificial intelligence can be summarized as the effort to recreate the intelligence of human brains in silicon machines.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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“Translate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/translate. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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