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as in forged
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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Verb
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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
Verb
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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
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Software, fortunately, is easily reproduced and distributed.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes,
5 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The idea may be just as unoriginal as florals for spring.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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The writing in general felt designed by committee to be as inoffensive and unoriginal as possible.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Lollapalooza was invented by a boomer.—
Jim Greer,
SPIN,
24 Dec. 2024
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Someone invented the elevator, and so skyscrapers happened, and cities changed forever.—
David Pierce,
The Verge,
22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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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
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Warm up some canned black beans, and stir in taco seasoning.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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
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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
Adjective
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What the unpaid toll scam texts look like Scam texts are often formulaic in nature with some variations.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
12 Mar. 2025
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Maximum employment isn’t formulaic and can’t be readily calculated.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The social self is avoidance-based, conforming, imitative, predictable, planned, and hardworking.—
Ellen Choi,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Not surprisingly, Renaissance architects and writers ended up contriving very similar imitative strategies.—
Mario Carpo,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Plagiarized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plagiarized. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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