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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 German robotics company described the system as a Perception-Language-Action (PLA) model that processes sensory information and translates it into physical actions.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
When finance translates data into decisions, every department gets sharper.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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