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an instance of expressing something in different words
had to read Dante's Divine Comedy in translation since I don't know Italian
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Recent Examples of translations
Rejecting the streamlining and modernizing approach of many recent translations, Mendelsohn artfully reproduces the epic’s formal qualities—meter, enjambment, alliteration, assonance—and in so doing restores to Homer’s masterwork its archaic grandeur.
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Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Kasirer advocates and facilitates strategic translations between New York City’s private and public sector.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
However well-intentioned at the time, those sentences and their translations were presented from a perspective outside the Gullah Geechee community rather than from within it.
—Adrian Miller, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025
With Grandma continues that tradition, featuring Creole phrases and translations as well.
—Keyaira Boone, Essence, 24 Oct. 2025
At the July gathering, Sheridan’s supporters packed the room and took control, shouting at speakers and interrupting the interpreter’s translations of the discussion into Spanish.
—Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2025
All seats have their own electronic libretto screens, which provide translations of the lyrics and dialogue in English or Spanish, depending on what the audience member selects.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
Neither of those glasses automatically detects languages or records translations for later review.
—PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
Several translations of the work exist.
—Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Kasirer advocates and facilitates strategic translations between New York City’s private and public sector.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
However well-intentioned at the time, those sentences and their translations were presented from a perspective outside the Gullah Geechee community rather than from within it.
—Adrian Miller, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025
With Grandma continues that tradition, featuring Creole phrases and translations as well.
—Keyaira Boone, Essence, 24 Oct. 2025
At the July gathering, Sheridan’s supporters packed the room and took control, shouting at speakers and interrupting the interpreter’s translations of the discussion into Spanish.
—Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2025
All seats have their own electronic libretto screens, which provide translations of the lyrics and dialogue in English or Spanish, depending on what the audience member selects.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
Neither of those glasses automatically detects languages or records translations for later review.
—PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
Several translations of the work exist.
—Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for translations
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Readers can ask questions, generate summaries, create audio stories, or translate reports, all within one consistent experience.—
Mark Howard,
Time,
10 Nov. 2025
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The summaries below were drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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Nor is the sheer weight of restatements in Barcelona’s most recent sets of accounts.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Legally require advance public notice, impact estimates and historical restatements when definitions or calculations change.—
Brent Dykes,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Translations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/translations. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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