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to express something (as a text or statement) in different words
I don't understand what you're asking—could you rephrase your question?
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To rephrase mathematician Pierre-Simon Laplace’s explanation of determinism and mechanics and apply it to the brain, one’s present brain, and so one’s mental state, can be thought of as a compilation of past states that can be used to predict the future.
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Max Bertolero, Scientific American, 1 July 2019
Their argument could really be rephrased thusly: If stunts got an Oscar, these ignorant yokels will maim and kill themselves breathlessly racing each other for a fancy gold statue.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 May 2024
Chat Assist is in the Samsung Keyboard app and offers replies or can help rephrase a message to match certain tones.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 10 Apr. 2024
She was later called out for impugning her Democratic colleagues and had to rephrase her criticism.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
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Max Bertolero, Scientific American, 1 July 2019
Their argument could really be rephrased thusly: If stunts got an Oscar, these ignorant yokels will maim and kill themselves breathlessly racing each other for a fancy gold statue.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 May 2024
Chat Assist is in the Samsung Keyboard app and offers replies or can help rephrase a message to match certain tones.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 10 Apr. 2024
She was later called out for impugning her Democratic colleagues and had to rephrase her criticism.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Rephrase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rephrase. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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