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to express something (as a text or statement) in different words
I'll reword the question for you so you can better understand it
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Recent Examples of reword
Musk initially resisted calls to delete or reword the post, before ultimately taking it down on Monday.
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April Rubin, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024
The prosecution was instructed to reword the question.
—Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024
Not only was the chatbot’s rewording appropriate for work, it was composed well enough to send without any adjustments.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2024
The new version of the book differs subtly from the one originally slated for March, with multiple sections revised and reworded.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2023
Duncan, 71, was patient with questions, perhaps slightly reworded each time, that boiled down to: What took so long?
—John Williams, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2023
For example, did the Timucuas who worked with the Spanish priests really embrace Christianity, or was their sly rewording an act of resistance?
—Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 May 2023
So the client completely reworded their job advertisements.
—Andrea Davey, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
The second path is an effort by some in the insurance industry to reword the longstanding war exclusions.
—David Uberti, WSJ, 14 Mar. 2022
April Rubin, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024
The prosecution was instructed to reword the question.
—Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024
Not only was the chatbot’s rewording appropriate for work, it was composed well enough to send without any adjustments.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2024
The new version of the book differs subtly from the one originally slated for March, with multiple sections revised and reworded.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2023
Duncan, 71, was patient with questions, perhaps slightly reworded each time, that boiled down to: What took so long?
—John Williams, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2023
For example, did the Timucuas who worked with the Spanish priests really embrace Christianity, or was their sly rewording an act of resistance?
—Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 May 2023
So the client completely reworded their job advertisements.
—Andrea Davey, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
The second path is an effort by some in the insurance industry to reword the longstanding war exclusions.
—David Uberti, WSJ, 14 Mar. 2022
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“Reword.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reword. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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