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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
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
Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
To paraphrase Dorling, this is not a new idea — there has always been a north/south divide in English football.
—Matt Slater, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
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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
That’s life in X-land, where the medium is often — to paraphrase Marshall McLuhan — a mess, and its owner is now some sort of god-king.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
To paraphrase Dorling, this is not a new idea — there has always been a north/south divide in English football.
—Matt Slater, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paraphrase
Noun
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DeepL is one of the most powerful translation tools available today.—
Charles Towers-Clark,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, armed with a translation device developed by sympathetic science crew member Dorothy (Patsy Ferran), Mickey 17 defies Marshall’s leadership to warn the creepers, who have their own resilient means of retaliation.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Crafting a memorable presentation requires you to distill complex ideas into simple, persuasive narratives—a skill that translates directly to managing teams and communicating with stakeholders.—
Federico Sendra,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Less wealthy states — determined by considering residents' per capita incomes — receive a higher match, translating to a higher percentage of federal dollars.—
Renuka Rayasam,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Perplexity gathers the information, summarizes it, presents it, and takes follow-up questions to dig deeper.—
Samuel Axon,
Ars Technica,
24 Feb. 2025
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In the Thursday and Friday editions, the newspaper summarized some of the responses.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Paraphrase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paraphrase. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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