as in to reproduce
to use the words or ideas of another person as if they were your own words or ideas
He plagiarized a classmate's report.
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Recent Examples of plagiarize
Smith College did not immediately respond to USA TODAY's request late Wednesday for more information about her speech and what the school says was plagiarized.
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 23 May 2025
Baker filed a suit in 2022 alleging that Coates' The Water Dancer plagiarized content from his Shock Exchange: How Inner-City Kids From Brooklyn Predicted the Great Recession and the Pain Ahead.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
The company has come under fire from Forbes and other media outlets for allegedly plagiarizing their reporting and redistributing it across multiple platforms through a feature called Perplexity Pages.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The security concerns are just the latest problem for Perplexity, as the company has come under fire from Forbes and other media outlets for allegedly plagiarizing their reporting and redistributing it across multiple platforms.
—Chris Dobstaff, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 23 May 2025
Baker filed a suit in 2022 alleging that Coates' The Water Dancer plagiarized content from his Shock Exchange: How Inner-City Kids From Brooklyn Predicted the Great Recession and the Pain Ahead.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
The company has come under fire from Forbes and other media outlets for allegedly plagiarizing their reporting and redistributing it across multiple platforms through a feature called Perplexity Pages.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The security concerns are just the latest problem for Perplexity, as the company has come under fire from Forbes and other media outlets for allegedly plagiarizing their reporting and redistributing it across multiple platforms.
—Chris Dobstaff, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plagiarize
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This is a single Periscope camera module and single image sensor, but with two physical lenses, and a shifting prism inside the module moves back and forth between the two lenses as needed to reproduce two optical zoom length.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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These organisms can quickly reproduce, leading to dense blooms and surface scums, particularly in the shallow, warmer parts of the lake, according to the NPS.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 July 2025
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Those helming businesses are required to make a crucial call about staying the course amid uncertainty or forging a brave, new path.—
Naazneen Karmali,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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Combs founded Bad Boy Records in 1993 and forged a roster of stars that jettisoned hip-hop into the mainstream, including the late Notorious B.I.G., Mase, Faith Evans and the groups 112 and Total, among others.—
Curtis Bunn,
NBC news,
3 July 2025
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The brand that invented the nap dress is offering a sweet discount for the 4th: 20% off select styles, including many that are already on sale.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
4 July 2025
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Despite the wheel’s immeasurable impact, no one is certain as to who invented it, or when and where it was first conceived.—
Kai James,
JSTOR Daily,
3 July 2025
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Even a congressional candidate has alleged that humans manipulated the weather behind the Fourth of July weekend floods in Texas, which left at least 120 people dead and more than 170 still missing.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
12 July 2025
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Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to run malicious code or access other parts of your system by manipulating memory.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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For starters, the Fenix 8 has cribbed the depth sensor from its Descent line, which means this everyday watch now works as a full-on dive computer for recreational scuba as well as free diving.—
Adrienne So,
Wired News,
2 June 2025
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The bank cribbed from a playbook established by AmEx by bundling perks around travel and dining, and later opened its own network of luxurious airport lounges.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
17 June 2025
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“Plagiarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plagiarize. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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