What does duplicate content mean?

Will google penalize a website for plagiarism? I found a website that's ripping off my content here and there. It's not a direct steal but the content has clearly been paraphrased.

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I've seen some people talk about duplicate content. Will their website be automatically penalized? Or is duplicate content not what I think it is?

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Any help is appreciated.

Thanks

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