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paraphrase

[par-uh-freyz] / ˈpær əˌfreɪz /




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To paraphrase the group’s first Top 10 U.S. hit in 1964, time is on their side.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

After considering that last point, another paraphrase comes to mind, an adaptation of Pogo’s famous line: “We have met the tech sector, and he is us.”

From Barron's May 29, 2026

But to paraphrase the Book of Ecclesiastes, there’s a time and a place for everything.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2026

It is a good bet that, to paraphrase Al Jolson—who starred in the first talking movie a century ago—“You ain’t seen nothing yet.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 26, 2026

Evidently, Giordano has no word for ‘invention’ or ‘discovery’, so he relies on a paraphrase: ‘a new technique that never existed previously’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Early in the book, Justice Kennedy paraphrases long conversations with family, friends and mentors.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 10, 2025

The extent of duplication varies between passages, but all contain multiple identical phrases, as well as clear paraphrases and significant structural similarity.

From Science Magazine Apr. 9, 2024

Numa dies clutching a piece of paper that paraphrases John 15:13 in the Bible: “No hay amor más grande que el que de la vida por sus amigos.”

From Salon Jan. 23, 2024

The bots “can spit out derivative works: material that is based on, mimics, summaries, or paraphrases Plaintiffs’ works, and harms the market for them.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 5, 2023

Conversations on words, paraphrases and translations of sentences, are the natural methods of opening the study of language.

From Transcendentalism in New England A History by Frothingham, Octavius Brooks

As paraphrased by Vogue, Anastasia says the tins are “all about reinventing the ordinary” into “something special and bespoke.”

From Salon May 17, 2026

When the conversation turned to his legacy, Powell paraphrased the opening of Frank Sinatra’s My Way.

From Barron's Mar. 30, 2026

In the latter portions of the book, though, paraphrased conversations raise real questions—especially his conversations with Scalia, whom he recalls as a great friend, which is no doubt true.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 10, 2025

In his daily conference call on Monday with journalists, Peskov claimed some of what was said in the NBC interview was "paraphrased."

From BBC Mar. 31, 2025

The italicized language in the description of the referenced text exchange is paraphrased, not directly quoted.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

“But,” Woodward and Costa write, as if paraphrasing Graham’s thoughts, “there was no changing him. You just kept the conversation going.”

From Slate Jul. 13, 2026

For many it’s a deal breaker—I’m paraphrasing from more strongly worded protests.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

Hoffman, paraphrasing her state of mind in Providence, writes, “During this time Aimee described herself as profoundly lonely, the emotion coming over her in those days like a ‘terrifying grip.’”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 24, 2025

“We live in a country where we don’t ask what we can do for our country,” Booker said, paraphrasing President John F. Kennedy.

From Salon Apr. 3, 2025

Bacon writes of ‘the law of nature and the mutual contracts of things’: he is paraphrasing Lucretius.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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