thesaurus
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Look up a thesaurus and you'll find dozens of ways to describe what happened here but, somehow, none of them quite hit the mark.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
As the authors write, he turned to the thesaurus and made lists of traditional “pirating” words.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025
At their simplest, these programs mask plagiarism through liberal use of a thesaurus; replace enough words with synonyms and hopefully nobody will ever find the original source.
From Scientific American • Sep. 28, 2023
But Rhaenys' enigmatic smirk as she watches Rhaenyra handle her first test is a damn thesaurus, articulating much without opening her mouth.
From Salon • Oct. 24, 2022
A thesaurus is a commodious tool for any reporter.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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