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

    /**
     * Sets the new output synonyms.
     *
     * @param newOutputs The new output synonyms.
     */
    public void setNewOutputs(final String[] newOutputs) {
        this.newOutputs = newOutputs;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the original input words.
     * Returns a defensive copy to prevent external modification.
     *

    }

    @Override
    public synchronized void delete(final SynonymItem item) {
        final SynonymItem synonymItem = item;
        synonymItem.setNewInputs(StringUtil.EMPTY_STRINGS);
        synonymItem.setNewOutputs(StringUtil.EMPTY_STRINGS);
        try (SynonymUpdater updater = new SynonymUpdater(item)) {
            reload(updater);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Reloads the synonym dictionary from its source file.

            entity.setNewInputs(newInputs);
            final String[] newOutputs = splitLine(form.outputs);
            validateSynonymString(action, newOutputs, "outputs", hook);
            entity.setNewOutputs(newOutputs);
            return entity;
        });
    }

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