rephrase

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She said she volunteered in November to mediate the meetings, instructing residents to wait their turn to speak or rephrase their questions without profanity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

Blanche keeps getting interrupted by mostly successful objections from the prosecutors, and the judge has occasionally asked him to rephrase the question.

From BBC • May 16, 2024

It’s surprisingly challenging to definitively answer this question, as we’ll see, so let’s slightly rephrase: How many naked-eye stars host planets that we know about?

From Scientific American • Oct. 6, 2023

Cybil admits she didn't think she was qualified – or to rephrase, was untested.

From Salon • Sep. 24, 2023

“Is something bothering you? I’m sorry. I should rephrase that. What’s bothering you right now?”

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste