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plagiarize

[pley-juh-rahyz, -jee-uh-rahyz] / ˈpleɪ dʒəˌraɪz, -dʒi əˌraɪz /
VERB
forge
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG




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In a Sunday editorial, the Boston Globe asked, “Did Claudine Gay plagiarize or not? Harvard should be clear.”

From Washington Times Dec. 20, 2023

"All it does is plagiarize what has been fed into the system and is not capable of writing anything."

From BBC Jul. 27, 2023

In the quickly evolving area of AI imagery, Adobe has tried to position itself as a responsible industry citizen by offering products that won’t plagiarize or create offensive imagery.

From Seattle Times Jun. 12, 2023

District Judge Louis Stanton dismissed the lawsuit finding Sheeran and “Thinking Out Loud” co-writer Amy Wadge did not plagiarize parts of Gaye’s song.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2023

“We’re not going to plagiarize her. Filmmakers create stories based on true events all the time. It’s a common thing.”

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

As it happens with even the best storytellers, Questlove unfortunately — and one hopes unwittingly — at times plagiarizes his own work.

From Washington Post Oct. 20, 2021

It's not even a crime, I suppose, to release a derivative sitcom that plagiarizes from your own past work.

From Salon Apr. 17, 2020

After the claim made by the Raisens, CeCe Peniston wrote on Instagram that “Truth Hurts” plagiarizes her classic ‘90s hit, “Finally,” calling it “a clear example of #copyrightinfringement.”

From Washington Times Oct. 23, 2019

After the claim made by the Raisens, CeCe Peniston wrote on Instagram that “Truth Hurts” plagiarizes her classic ’90s hit, “Finally,” calling it “a clear example of #copyrightinfringement.”

From Seattle Times Oct. 23, 2019

In leaving home, Shylock's French plagiarizes the Jew's speech to Jessica, even down to the doubt the Jew has about leaving his house at all.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 by Various

Cannon mentioned these allegedly plagiarized words and phrases included “tears,” “running,” “fire,” “rain,” “sky,” “love,” “invisible,” “caged me,” “flesh and blood” and “it’s time to go.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

While perusing them, he said he discovered that the foreword to their book had been plagiarized from an article written by a BBC reporter.

From The Wall Street Journal May 24, 2026

"The book was pulled from publication because Hill plagiarized portions of it."

From BBC May 13, 2026

These manuscripts often contain fabricated data, manipulated or stolen images, plagiarized text and sometimes claims that are scientifically impossible.

From Science Daily Mar. 7, 2026

“You’re saying that our grandmother was a famous author? Or she would have been, except this Madeline woman plagiarized her story?”

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

And a Smith College graduation speaker was caught plagiarizing her speech.

From Slate May 30, 2025

The school reached out to several authors whom Gay is accused of plagiarizing and none objected to her language, it said.

From Seattle Times Jan. 22, 2024

Harvard, according to the report, reached out to several of the authors she was accused of plagiarizing — “none of whom objected to then-President Gay’s language.”

From New York Times Jan. 20, 2024

“If your own language is too close to the original, then you are plagiarizing, even if you do provide a citation,” the Harvard policy states.

From Washington Times Dec. 11, 2023

She really should have skipped the word plagiarizing, but I didn’t mention her poor pronunciation.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx




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