Rephrasing

In Miami Springs, Fla., where Barack Obama visited last week, an eager volunteer cried out “you were my first!” and the former president thanked her, before gently suggesting a rephrasing.

Rather than putting that history aside, WWE has leaned into acknowledging it, albeit with some tactical rephrasing and a great big wink.

Dr Johnson needs rephrasing: when London is tired of man, London is tired of life.

Avoiding split infinitives Writers who avoid splitting infinitives either place the splitting element elsewhere in the sentence or reformulate the sentence, perhaps rephrasing it without an infinitive and thus avoiding the issue.

In politics Doublespeak is often used to avoid answering questions or to avoid the public's questions without directly stating that the specific politician is ignoring or rephrasing the question.