as in translation
an instance of expressing something in different words
your essays on human rights should have some original thought and not be simply a paraphrase of what's in the textbook
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as in to translate
to express something (as a text or statement) in different words
could you paraphrase your diagnosis of my medical condition, using simpler language?
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Recent Examples of paraphrase
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
Some of the suspects try to minimize their actions with euphemisms or paraphrases; others do so with explanations that the prosecutors find utterly implausible.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2026
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2026
Withholding immediate judgment, then paraphrasing.
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Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Like Irving, Poe had read Biddle’s paraphrase closely.
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Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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
Verb
Blum paraphrases a passage from Lena Dunham’s memoir to describe Barker’s approach.
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Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2026
Withholding immediate judgment, then paraphrasing.
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Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paraphrase
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And here, the researchers simply purified the translation machinery and supplied it to the SpudCells.
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This includes transcript and translation features, but as PCMAg’s evaluation notes, this is not free.
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Each extra year of training, for example, translates to $143,000 in additional annual income.
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The Fourth of July Celebrates a Lawyers' Revolution argued that the Declaration represented lawyers translating political protest into legal argument.
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Writing and translating had become my only job.
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For both captioning and translating, the Captify app records transcriptions of whatever runs through the glasses.
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Large language models can summarize sentiment, identify recurring themes and use guest feedback to shape recommendations.
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Why Lawrence, Kansas ranks high The article goes into the history of Lawrence, summarizing the establishment of the town by abolitionists, political violence, and being a stop for the Underground Railroad.
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“Paraphrase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paraphrase. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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