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rephrases

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present tense third-person singular of rephrase

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to express something (as a text or statement) in different words I don't understand what you're asking—could you rephrase your question?

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The shoe features a bright Hot Punch/Neo Pink colorway, which translates to a pink gradient fade across the sneaker’s signature Opticast upper.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2026
The roughly 1 percentage point increase in the rate since then translates roughly into an additional $276-a-month cost for a borrower financing a $400,000 home loan at the current average rate.

— Michelle Chapman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

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