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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
Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Nov. 2023
That’s my paraphrase, from memory, of a Facebook comment that John Thorn, the official historian of Major League Baseball, wrote in response to a bitter denunciation that someone had just written of Alvin Dark, a former shortstop and longtime manager.
—Nicholas Frankovich, National Review, 13 Oct. 2023
Dalton Ross, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
The lawsuit claims ExxonMobil has misled the public for decades over the ability to recycle plastic waste, and that plastics recycling was, to paraphrase, overhyped.
—Ed Hirs, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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First violinist Isaac Allen played the stratospheric hymn paraphrase in the final movement with appropriate reverence and glory, as cellist Alex Greenbaum sung out a slowly descending pattern.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Nov. 2023
That’s my paraphrase, from memory, of a Facebook comment that John Thorn, the official historian of Major League Baseball, wrote in response to a bitter denunciation that someone had just written of Alvin Dark, a former shortstop and longtime manager.
—Nicholas Frankovich, National Review, 13 Oct. 2023
Verb
Seems fair enough, but to poorly paraphrase Heath Ledger’s Joker… why so generous?
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
The lawsuit claims ExxonMobil has misled the public for decades over the ability to recycle plastic waste, and that plastics recycling was, to paraphrase, overhyped.
—Ed Hirs, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paraphrase
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Zoom in: Axios reviewed screenshots of one of the Spanish-language messages and had a Spanish speaker on staff help with translation.Melissa Santos, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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That’s according to a CNBC translation of his Mandarin-language comments.Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024
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For the companies that manufacture shots, an increase in anti-vaccine rhetoric could potentially translate to lower revenue.Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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This attention to detail translates to trust and credibility, making investors more likely to believe in your vision and capabilities.Kate Buckley, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The results come after Apple this week rolled out the first Apple Intelligence features to the iPhone 16, as well as iPhone 15 Pro models, including new writing tools and the ability to record, transcribe and summarize calls.Clare Duffy, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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To summarize these reflections, digital technologies present significant benefits to surgical teams in the long run, but attention to data protection and storage is key from the outset.George Murgatroyd, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Paraphrase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paraphrase. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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