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paraphrase
noun as in translation, interpretation
verb as in interpret, translate
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When Obsessive Loser Duncan Stevens suggested examples for this contest — one of several Shakespeare-centered challenges he’s proposed — I told him that I wanted to stick to modern paraphrases, rather than taking him humorously out of context.
To paraphrase Peter Tosh, if Illinois were to legalize it, would you advertise it?
To paraphrase the renegade philosopher Hannibal, I love it when science comes together.
To paraphrase Fox Friends, don't get caught beating women on camera and you're safe to play in the NFL.
Barry Goldwater is not the sort of man you might expect Stephen F. Cohen to paraphrase.
To paraphrase the great John Oliver, listen up, fellow self-pitying nerd boys—we are not the victims here.
A man may weep and weep, to paraphrase Shakespeare, "and be a villain!"
The omissions are the most sensible that I have found in a paraphrase.
This is not paraphrase; it is sheer misapprehension of the Old English.
As the language in which it is written is not easily intelligible, I have added a paraphrase on the opposite pages.
Instead of "Him that maketh the seven stars and Orion," we have the paraphrase, "That maketh and transformeth all things."
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On this page you'll find 46 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to paraphrase, such as: digest, explanation, rehash, rendering, rendition, and rephrasing.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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