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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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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
Noun
What sets Grok apart from its competitors is its real-time access to X data, which the chatbot paraphrases and directly surfaces in a carousel interface. Isabel Fraser, WIRED, 18 July 2024 That’s a gentle paraphrase of what was in this viewer’s letter. James Barron, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2024
Verb
But at least in pop culture, to paraphrase another song from that era, the new Village nostalgia tries to get back to where our focus once belonged. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024 To paraphrase a song by some musicians who also formed a company called Apple, the crew at Cupertino was always waiting for this moment to arise. Steven Levy, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for paraphrase 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paraphrase
Noun
  • This integration enables automatic language detection, real-time translation and dynamic resource allocation—capabilities that transform how global businesses operate.
    Andres Zunino, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Plus, since most of the app's content is in Mandarin, subtitles are suddenly rampant — as are posts from Americans who want to learn the language, including by exchanging translations of popular slang phrases with Chinese commenters.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • An online translating program can only be as good at translating as humans are at communicating in the first place.
    Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Employers want to know how your experience translates to results.
    Sho Dewan, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Other news organizations such as the New York Times and Sky News had stories incorrectly summarized.
    David Phelan, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The tech giant was facing mounting criticism over its Apple Intelligence service with complaints from the likes of the BBC, American journalists and news organizations over news alerts that appeared to come from these organizations and were either wrong or poorly summarized.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025

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