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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
There were very few Persian translations (not to mention texts to translate).
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Big Think, 23 Apr. 2026
The translations look good – fluent, idiomatic, convincing.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The Aramco magazine has covered Albanian folk music, Muslim influences on American blues, Arabic translations of superhero comics, and the migration of camels.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 9 Apr. 2026
But there were translations re-shaping that doorway too.
—Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
In some English translations the afflicting insects are lice.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
Video tools include text-to-video, image-to-video, caption generation, YouTube summaries, transcriptions, and translations.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Originally published by Random House last January, the book has sold in 28 other markets, with 27 foreign translations.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
The opera will be sung in English, with English and Spanish translations projected in supertitles above the stage.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Big Think, 23 Apr. 2026
The translations look good – fluent, idiomatic, convincing.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The Aramco magazine has covered Albanian folk music, Muslim influences on American blues, Arabic translations of superhero comics, and the migration of camels.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 9 Apr. 2026
But there were translations re-shaping that doorway too.
—Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
In some English translations the afflicting insects are lice.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
Video tools include text-to-video, image-to-video, caption generation, YouTube summaries, transcriptions, and translations.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Originally published by Random House last January, the book has sold in 28 other markets, with 27 foreign translations.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
The opera will be sung in English, with English and Spanish translations projected in supertitles above the stage.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for translations
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Now, those day cares are required to publicly post their child care performance summaries, which are recaps of any inspections from the last year.—
Tim McNicholas,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Long recordings can be condensed into short, readable summaries that highlight key points and action items.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
22 Apr. 2026
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Some of the suspects try to minimize their actions with euphemisms or paraphrases; others do so with explanations that the prosecutors find utterly implausible.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2026
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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 28 Apr. 2026.
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