In this task, you're given a sentence and your task is to generate a simplified sentence that focuses on lexical paraphrasing from the original sentence given in the input.

among this group are species with some of the most potent venoms of all snakes.
in this group are species with some of the strongest venom of all snakes.

finished by ad 8 , possibly published posthumously.
completed by ad 8 , likely published after death.

the characters are foul-mouthed extensions of their earlier characters pete and dud.

the cast are offensive speaking alikes of their earlier cast pete and dud.