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
Hardeman allegedly copied a fellow academic’s dissertation verbatim, with the exception of swapping some names and places, to write a grant application to the National Institutes of Health.
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Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
And yet, it’s still rooted in something real, because Perry plucked much of the heavy-handed dialog Keery delivers verbatim from the Wowee Zowee press kit, contemporaneous Malkmus interviews, and things Malkmus told Perry himself.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2025
The commands among the event’s cadre, which was mostly made up of former U.S. military combat veterans acting as platoon leaders and battlefield shepherds, sounded almost verbatim like orders given during any military field exercise.
—Thomas Gibbons-Neff, New York Times, 28 May 2025
While there might be branding value in republishing content on other platforms, there is zero SEO benefit if it is republished verbatim.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
And yet, it’s still rooted in something real, because Perry plucked much of the heavy-handed dialog Keery delivers verbatim from the Wowee Zowee press kit, contemporaneous Malkmus interviews, and things Malkmus told Perry himself.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2025
The commands among the event’s cadre, which was mostly made up of former U.S. military combat veterans acting as platoon leaders and battlefield shepherds, sounded almost verbatim like orders given during any military field exercise.
—Thomas Gibbons-Neff, New York Times, 28 May 2025
While there might be branding value in republishing content on other platforms, there is zero SEO benefit if it is republished verbatim.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verbatim
Adverb
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My ultimate goal is to help people feel a sense of wellness, and these ingredients directly nourish that.—
Kirby Adams,
The Courier-Journal,
23 July 2025
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When Lucero objected, the supervisor placed the phone with the images directly in front of Lucero’s face and led colleagues in ridiculing Lucero, the lawsuit said.—
Alexandra Hardle,
AZCentral.com,
22 July 2025
Adverb
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Method: Double check that key citations exist and are accurately represented, especially for claims that seem surprising or too convenient.—
Brent Dykes,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Meanwhile, the Administration’s current budget proposal would close 10 laboratories run by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which help accurately predict life-threatening hazards.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
15 July 2025
Adverb
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When Lutnick took the stage, his interlocutor asked what exactly was going on with the tariffs.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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For example, problem one asks students to imagine a triangular grid of dots (like a triangular pegboard) and figure out how to cover all the dots using exactly n straight lines.—
Benj Edwards,
ArsTechnica,
21 July 2025
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“Verbatim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbatim. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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