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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
Jack Dunn, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
To paraphrase and/or completely misquote Karl Marx: History repeats itself first as documentary, then as a mid-budget survival thriller.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 26 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
To paraphrase, the real tragedies in life are the ones that blindside you on an idle Tuesday.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
To paraphrase and/or completely misquote Karl Marx: History repeats itself first as documentary, then as a mid-budget survival thriller.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paraphrase
Noun
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For example, interpreter mode made a splash in 2019 and has been offering real-time translations ever since; Assistant can only translate a single phrase now.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
17 Mar. 2025
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There are legitimate uses for AI voice cloning, including helping people with disabilities and creating audio translations of people speaking in different languages.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC News,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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On the surface, his openness to learning and technical ability, along with his pace, should translate well into the Premier League.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
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Yet at 10 knots, its fuel consumption of 22 gph translates to an impressive range of 960 nautical miles.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
15 Mar. 2025
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That idea is woven into products like genei, which summarizes information from sources so it can be easily organized and used to write content, and Julius, which performs robust data analysis.—
Isadora Marlow Morgan,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Bakkt plans to realign its business focus on crypto, announcing strategic alternatives for its loyalty business and the sale of Bakkt Trust to Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc. This content was summarized by generative artificial intelligence using public filings retrieved from SEC.gov.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Paraphrase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paraphrase. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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