plagiarize
verb (used with object)
to take and use by plagiarism.
have plagiarized
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present perfectof plagiarize.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Harvard University honesty researcher Francesca Gino, whose work has come under fire for suspected data falsification, may also have plagiarized passages in some of her high-profile publications.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 9, 2024
She emailed the Bread Loaf writing conference in Vermont, where Larson once had a scholarship: What would they do if one of their scholars was discovered to have plagiarized?
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2021
Michael Bloomberg's presidential campaign appears to have plagiarized portions of its policy plans from news outlets, research publications, non-profit organizations and policy groups.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2020
Both Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Bob Dylan have plagiarized, yet both are still brilliant.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2017
I could have plagiarized Flaubert as well as, if not better than, the poll parrots who are doing it, but I decided not to.
From Là-bas by Keene Wallace
