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Definitions for paraphrasing
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  1. Paraphrasing

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of paraphrasing in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of paraphrasing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of paraphrasing in a Sentence

  1. Alan Dershowitz:

    I will be paraphrasing the successful argument made by( Supreme Court) Justice Benjamin Curtis in the trial of( then-President) Andrew Johnson back in the 1860s, where he argued that the framers intended for impeachable conduct only to be criminal-like conduct or conduct that is prohibited by the criminal law.

  2. Joe Biden:

    I’m happy to meet with McCarthy, but not on whether or not the debt limit gets extended. That’s not negotiable, they quote Reagan all the time and they quote Trump, both of which said. … I’m paraphrasing – it would be an absolute crime to not extend the debt limit.

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