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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
James Barron, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2024
Judicial opinions even sometimes just copy things from the briefs or closely paraphrase prior opinions without citation; in a field that prioritizes precedent over originality, that is not a sin.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 20 Jan. 2024
David Bloom, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
But to paraphrase Dawn Staley (and many others before her) after the gold-medal game, the Aces have A’ja Wilson and nobody else does.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
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Noun
That’s a gentle paraphrase of what was in this viewer’s letter.
—James Barron, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2024
Judicial opinions even sometimes just copy things from the briefs or closely paraphrase prior opinions without citation; in a field that prioritizes precedent over originality, that is not a sin.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 20 Jan. 2024
Verb
What a Modern Media Company Needs To begin with, MoffettNathanson’s Fishman attempted to quantify what a major modern media company (to paraphrase Gilbert & Sullivan) might look like.
—David Bloom, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
But to paraphrase Dawn Staley (and many others before her) after the gold-medal game, the Aces have A’ja Wilson and nobody else does.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paraphrase
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Additionally, choose solutions that can scale more effectively than native cloud network address translation (NAT), which is often difficult to upgrade and typically only provides inbound security, lacking outbound protections.Chris McHenry, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Then the global publishing house HarperCollins issued an English translation this summer.Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 15 Dec. 2024
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When small businesses succeed, these wins translate to entrepreneurship that improves local development and quality of life.Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Sometimes, stand-ups’ styles don't translate to SNL monologues, but Rock doesn’t let that happen by pure force of charm.Rosa Escandon, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Buried in the thousands of pages of medical records, correspondence and memos that build the hospital’s case against Weiner is a single sheet that summarizes the dying moments of seven people.J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
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Grande then tried to summarize what went awry in the interview.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Paraphrase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paraphrase. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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