as in directly
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you can't just copy the encyclopedia article verbatim for your report—that's plagiarism
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Recent Examples of verbatim
Some lines of dialogue are lifted almost verbatim from the original series.
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
The court wrote that a third doctor quoted nearly verbatim from Center’s erroneous report.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2024
The Tennessean has no plans to publish the writings verbatim and has sought to center coverage on public policy, the victims and the community.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Sound-alike actors have been hired to bring the dialogue to life, but every line has been lifted verbatim from the data of Mats’ text chats.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2024
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
The court wrote that a third doctor quoted nearly verbatim from Center’s erroneous report.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2024
The Tennessean has no plans to publish the writings verbatim and has sought to center coverage on public policy, the victims and the community.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Sound-alike actors have been hired to bring the dialogue to life, but every line has been lifted verbatim from the data of Mats’ text chats.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verbatim
Adverb
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So much of this film is ripped directly from my life.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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Visit our website to send a message directly to your representatives.—
Haley Busch,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Given everything that transpired on Friday, or given the lack of anything to put it more accurately, Vancouver’s trade deadline paralysis on Friday served to turn up the pressure on the organization down the stretch.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Less information is available about them online, so AI systems may have less data to represent them accurately to recruiters.—
David Paffenholz,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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More research is needed to determine exactly how metformin may or may not help to reduce skin cancer risk.—
Leslie Baumann,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
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Comfort Clinton made her debut as Gemma exactly one year ago today, when FBI viewers learned that OA had quietly started dating.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Verbatim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbatim. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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