as in translating
an instance of expressing something in different words
had to read Dante's Divine Comedy in translation since I don't know Italian
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Recent Examples of translation
The exercise started in spring 2023 as Phelps grew frustrated with the reality that students were using generative AI and online translation platforms to churn out grammatically perfect assignments.
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ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
Names like Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza, Alabama's Ty Simpson, Miami's Carson Beck, and a wave of Power Four passers dominated early projections, with scouts circling upside, measurables, and system translation as the deciding factors.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
After recovering, he was sent to Kabul to do noncombat translation work.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026
In a federal lawsuit filed this month seeking millions in damages, Lebohang Morake, known as Lebo M, accused Zimbabwean comedian Learnmore Jonasi of intentionally botching the translation of the lyrics, central to both the Disney films and the musical theater adaptations.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
Names like Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza, Alabama's Ty Simpson, Miami's Carson Beck, and a wave of Power Four passers dominated early projections, with scouts circling upside, measurables, and system translation as the deciding factors.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
After recovering, he was sent to Kabul to do noncombat translation work.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026
In a federal lawsuit filed this month seeking millions in damages, Lebohang Morake, known as Lebo M, accused Zimbabwean comedian Learnmore Jonasi of intentionally botching the translation of the lyrics, central to both the Disney films and the musical theater adaptations.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for translation
translating
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Translation tools, meeting summaries and captions have the ability to smooth over gaps in fluency and assist non-native speakers in writing emails, translating, and functioning more confidently in English-first settings.—
Aslesha Mehta,
Fortune,
23 Mar. 2026
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But the oral histories Katherine conducted, interviewing elderly islanders, with Tepano translating, may have been more valuable still.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Translation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/translation. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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