as in to reproduce
to use the words or ideas of another person as if they were your own words or ideas
He plagiarized a classmate's report.
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Recent Examples of plagiarize
Emerson comes off particularly badly, practically plagiarizing his aunt Mary’s writings, and being shown up by his wife’s far more progressive stance on slavery.
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Francesca Wade, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Min accused the new band of deliberately plagiarizing NewJeans’ look, music and choreography, an allegation the label has denied.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
According to Min, NewJeans was plagiarized and slighted in favor of other HYBE girl groups, and she was retaliated against for protecting her band’s interests.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
Harris lacks the intelligence to write without plagiarizing sources or to be able to personally prosecute cartels, drug dealers, and organized crime.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Oct. 2024
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Francesca Wade, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Min accused the new band of deliberately plagiarizing NewJeans’ look, music and choreography, an allegation the label has denied.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
According to Min, NewJeans was plagiarized and slighted in favor of other HYBE girl groups, and she was retaliated against for protecting her band’s interests.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
Harris lacks the intelligence to write without plagiarizing sources or to be able to personally prosecute cartels, drug dealers, and organized crime.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plagiarize
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An online fundraiser for the women's coalition reproduced a letter from the Archewell Foundation, which the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, part of the USA TODAY Network, independently verified.—
Sophie Carson,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Kinkade’s enormous 1990s-era success, which saw his work reproduced on everything from collectible plates to La-Z-Boy loungers, dovetailed with the period’s culture war against the sexualization of art.—
Gary Goldstein,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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The duo forged a bond while on England duty at under-17 level.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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It has been forged with integrity, especially in the superior first act, before the show gets trapped in one of its bespoke devices: creepy stuff happening during the production of a high school play.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
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New portable instruments, such as the saxophone, were invented as well.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Apr. 2025
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However, the patent underscores how reliant companies like Roku are on inventing new ways to force ads onto users, which makes Roku stand out to advertisers.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2025
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It could be manipulated by the therapist or simply placed in the correct position by the individual.—
Matt Parrott,
Arkansas Online,
20 Apr. 2025
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This is not a new accusation and in the past Fauci and the paper authors disagreed with the accusations that the paper was manipulated or had any specific goal.—
Youri Benadjaoud,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Tommy pulls up to the behemoth and explains the petro facts of life in a speech that could have been cribbed from the American Petroleum Institute’s website.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2025
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In fact, no small portion of the Royal Swedish Academy’s technical backgrounder (PDF) released to the media this morning could have been cribbed from this in-depth Spectrum consideration of nearly a quarter-century ago.—
Tekla S. Perry,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Oct. 2023
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“Plagiarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plagiarize. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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