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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

“Those are pretty reasonable demands for the true human authors of the work — to not have some system take all of our content and plagiarize it,” Stutzman said.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 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

When the Japanese company decided to build a British-style roadster, it lovingly plagiarized the ’60s-era Lotus Elan.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 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

The scene unsettles Monroe fans, knowing it was her husband, writer Arthur Miller, who perhaps plagiarized her intimate words for the screen.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 11, 2025

If the fictional entry is found on another cartographer’s map, it becomes clear a map has been plagiarized.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green

Arday resigned this month amid allegations of plagiarizing his doctoral thesis and fabricating parts of his life story.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

The scandal erupted after some academics and media reports accused Arday, who became Cambridge University's youngest Black professor in 2023, of plagiarizing parts of his doctoral thesis.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

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

From Slate May 30, 2025

“In a way ChatGPT is plagiarizing the internet because it doesn’t reveal its sources,” Rankin says.

From Seattle Times Oct. 12, 2023

“One of my first CDs. My sister wanted it, so she gave it to me for Christmas. Do you always resort to plagiarizing song lyrics to impress a girl?”

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx




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