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
First, her alliance relationship with Travis Kelce made her into football’s biggest star, and now she’s solidified her truce with another powerful group of straight men: annoying frat bros who love to plagiarize.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2024
The song wouldn’t be released until the following year, at which point the rising pop star would be called out for plagiarizing its lyrics from a popular Tumblr post.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2024
Seems dad’s latest Big Book is, in fact, completely plagiarized from a manuscript, long thought destroyed, written by McNeal’s wife, Harlan’s mother, who committed suicide after discovering her husband’s adultery.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2024
The feature appeared to have plagiarized sections of reporting from multiple publications, while barely or inaccurately citing its sources.
—Billy Perrigo/san Francisco, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2024
The song wouldn’t be released until the following year, at which point the rising pop star would be called out for plagiarizing its lyrics from a popular Tumblr post.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2024
Seems dad’s latest Big Book is, in fact, completely plagiarized from a manuscript, long thought destroyed, written by McNeal’s wife, Harlan’s mother, who committed suicide after discovering her husband’s adultery.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2024
The feature appeared to have plagiarized sections of reporting from multiple publications, while barely or inaccurately citing its sources.
—Billy Perrigo/san Francisco, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plagiarize
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Over generations, the pair have become so intertwined that now the fungus can’t reproduce without its endosymbiont.—
Molly Herring,
WIRED,
26 Jan. 2025
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In light of these challenges, perhaps there's a way to reproduce the observed features of the universe without needing an inflaton.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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Whether rekindling old friendships or forging new rivalries, these ladies are ready to make their mark.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
30 Jan. 2025
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With that said, tiles forged from natural materials, like marble or granite, are porous and do not hold up well against steam mops’ moisture and high temps.—
Maria Conti,
Southern Living,
30 Jan. 2025
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Read Benjamin Wallace-Wells on the man who invented the conflict over critical race theory and Jessica Winter on the conservative activists using attacks on diversity to wage a wider battle on public education.—
Ian Crouch,
The New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2025
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Companies prey on insecurities, selling solutions to invented problems.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Jan. 2025
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In more significant cases, scammers manipulate individuals into transferring large sums of money to fake people, scam accounts, or identity theft.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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As Beckman's accomplice, Lau allegedly manipulated documents, including documents allegedly stolen from the venture capital firm that employed her while supposedly hiding her work for GameOn.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
24 Jan. 2025
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Judging Panel des cribbed the Gold Miner Rum as featuring: Intense floral aromas of roses and violets entwine with decadent chocolate.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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There’s a reason why every other major social platform, including Facebook and TikTok, cribbed the blue badges for their own networks.—
Kate Knibbs,
WIRED,
3 Nov. 2022
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