thesaurus

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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

A charge against you isn't merely false, it's totally false or completely bogus, or some such, from the liar's well-thumbed thesaurus.

From Salon • May 6, 2023

Give me a thesaurus and there’s no stopping me.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2023

A deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol is so close that the negotiating teams have been consulting the thesaurus to help pick a name, in scenes reminiscent of the '80s political comedy, "Yes Minister".

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2023

She’s some sort of mechanized humanoid, made up of spare computer parts, all the leafy green vegetables that no one ever eats and thesaurus pages.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen