paraphrases
- plural of paraphrase.
- plural of paraphrasis.
- present tense form of paraphrase (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Early in the book, Justice Kennedy paraphrases long conversations with family, friends and mentors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
The passages contain phrases that match exactly, as well as apparent paraphrases and structural similarities.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 9, 2024
Helena paraphrases the “Wizard of Oz,” saying: “Pay no attention to the pins behind the curtain.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
He likes a line that paraphrases the Book of Isaiah: “Over your cities grass will grow.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2022
With reference to this condition as the highest, we must arrange in various grades all other structural forms or paraphrases of the verb.
From The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb by Brinton, Daniel Garrison
