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information(noun, knowledge, report, reason, notice)
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instance(noun, appearance, display, model, example)
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intent(noun, sense, significance, meaning)
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interpret(verb, state, note, observe, express)
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message(noun, sense, significance, meaning)
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narrative(noun, report, review, speech, detail)
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paraphrasing(noun, interpretation)
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pith(noun, force, understanding, effect, sense)
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point(noun, support, understanding, note, effect)
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preface(noun, introduction, foreword, preamble)
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principle(noun, support, action, reason, base)
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proposition(noun, suggestion, theory, supposition, option)
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purpose(noun, cause, reason, element, matter)
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reaction(noun, response, reply, retort, riposte)
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reason why(expression, idiom, attribution)
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refutation(noun, return, sign, report, resolution)
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rephrasing(noun, summary, interpretation, translation, adaptation)
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replication(noun, answer)
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representative(noun, model, demonstration, example)
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