paraphrasing

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Sayers praised the art underlying the artifice, paraphrasing Aristotle on the practice of literary deception.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

In the proffer, Blanche essentially asked her, and I’m paraphrasing, Why don’t you explain that to me?

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025

The Venice-based Johannes doesn’t shy away from that connection, paraphrasing a Turrell quote about art enabling us to “sense yourself sensing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2025

He told BBC Verify he was "paraphrasing what I thought that meant to them", when he gave his Radio 4 interview.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2025

“Lead me not into temptation but deliver me from evil,” he says, paraphrasing Matthew 6:13.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel