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verb

past tense of plagiarize
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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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  1. forged
  2. reproduced
  3. unoriginal
  4. invented
  5. canned
  6. manipulated
  7. formulaic
  8. imitative
Verb
  • Despite their differing backgrounds—Mondale, a northern liberal, and Carter, a southern moderate—the two forged a close and effective alliance.
    — Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
  • That close bond was forged in the mid-1970s when Carter, then the first lady of Georgia, hosted Ford, then the first lady of the country, at the governor's mansion.
    — Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of forged
Verb
  • For example, a recent United Nations study recently pointed to predictive policing as an example of how racial biases are reproduced through technology.
    — Jay Ganglani, Fortune Asia, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Software, fortunately, is easily reproduced and distributed.
    — Bill Conerly, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of reproduced
Adjective
  • The idea may be just as unoriginal as florals for spring.
    — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The writing in general felt designed by committee to be as inoffensive and unoriginal as possible.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Definition of unoriginal
Verb
  • Lollapalooza was invented by a boomer.
    — Jim Greer, SPIN, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Someone invented the elevator, and so skyscrapers happened, and cities changed forever.
    — David Pierce, The Verge, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of invented
Adjective
  • Part Two press, Timothée begins filming A Complete Unknown in New York City. March 22, 2024: Timothée and his assistant/best friend, Nick Spiro, attend the launch party for Kylie’s canned vodka soda, Sprinter, at Catch LA.
    — Zoë Haylock, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Warm up some canned black beans, and stir in taco seasoning.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2025
Definition of canned
Verb
  • The companies claimed the process was manipulated and the future of steelworkers was sacrificed to advance the president’s political agenda.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The actor who plays Sofia Falcone in the HBO series never went method (unlike some Batman villains), but the part required tapping into a character who has been gaslit, manipulated, and isolated from society in every way.
    — Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of manipulated
Adjective
  • Sporting a red Valentino blazer with peaked lapels and a matching sash, along with a slim pair of flared trousers, Domingo showed that even the most formulaic outfit can still be playful.
    — Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
  • But the more formulaic education becomes, the worse the outcomes seem to be.
    — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of formulaic
Adjective
  • The social self is avoidance-based, conforming, imitative, predictable, planned, and hardworking.
    — Ellen Choi, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Not surprisingly, Renaissance architects and writers ended up contriving very similar imitative strategies.
    — Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
Definition of imitative
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