Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To phrase again, especially to state in a new, clearer, or different way.
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- verb To
find adifferent way tosay something syn.
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- verb express the same message in different words
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Examples
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That's the way the American taxpayer paints this lady ...... her original words were racist in nature and trying to 'rephrase' them will not change them.
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So I guess to kind of rephrase is there any particular threshold that you would need to pass over in terms of comps either on a two year stack or just normal one year comps that would allow you to I guess to shift gears, pardon the pun, in terms of store growth.
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So I guess to kind of rephrase is there any particular threshold that you would need to pass over in terms of comps either on a two year stack or just normal one year comps that would allow you to I guess to shift gears, pardon the pun, in terms of store growth.
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I laughed when he stated that he was going to ask again and "rephrase" the question!
Ron Paul Wins! | Campaign for Liberty at the Daily Paul - Blog 2008
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It was pretty long, and he had to rephrase a couple of questions, but otherwise I got through pretty well.
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Be willing to repeat or rephrase a question if the disabled person you're speaking to doesn't understand you.
Lisa Mirza Grotts: Disability Etiquette: Think Ability, Not Disability Lisa Mirza Grotts 2012
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Are you so chicken you have to rephrase what is precisely the GOP's hopes and dreams and goals as a question?
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Be willing to repeat or rephrase a question if the disabled person you're speaking to doesn't understand you.
Lisa Mirza Grotts: Disability Etiquette: Think Ability, Not Disability Lisa Mirza Grotts 2012
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Let me rephrase that ... it will be coming from taxpayers.
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Log in to Reply well ... lemme rephrase my title ... randy streu
Can we start treating Chuckie Schumer (D-NY) as vulnerable NOW? | RedState 2010
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