return newInputs == null ? null : newInputs.clone();
    }

    /**
     * Sets the new input words.
     *
     * @param newInputs The new input words.
     */
    public void setNewInputs(final String[] newInputs) {
        this.newInputs = newInputs;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the new output synonyms.
     * Returns a defensive copy to prevent external modification.
     *

    }

    /**
     * Sets the array of new input character sequences for update operations.
     *
     * @param newInputs array of new input sequences to set
     */
    public void setNewInputs(final String[] newInputs) {
        this.newInputs = newInputs;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the new output character sequence for update operations.
     *