as in directly
in the same words
you can't just copy the encyclopedia article verbatim for your report—that's plagiarism
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Recent Examples of verbatim
The parallels are uncanny — Ashley is now the general manager of the club, giving the exact same speech that Josh gave verbatim at a Monte Visto fundraiser.
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Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
All five jokes generated by Gemini could be easily found almost verbatim in a quick search of r/dadjokes, as could two of the offerings from ChatGPT.
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ArsTechnica,
21 Jan. 2026
However, since the languages are identical, the interpreter just repeats the exact same words verbatim after each line.
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Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
And while many of the pages are copied verbatim from Wikipedia, there are notable changes on topics relating to Musk, his enemies and allies, and his far-right politics.
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Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for verbatim
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
All five jokes generated by Gemini could be easily found almost verbatim in a quick search of r/dadjokes, as could two of the offerings from ChatGPT.
—
ArsTechnica,
21 Jan. 2026
However, since the languages are identical, the interpreter just repeats the exact same words verbatim after each line.
—
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
And while many of the pages are copied verbatim from Wikipedia, there are notable changes on topics relating to Musk, his enemies and allies, and his far-right politics.
—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for verbatim
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verbatim
Adverb
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Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson just stopped Haiti's best opportunity to score all night, on a corner kick that found the head of Haiti's Ade and deflected backward on an angle directly into the goal.
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Artists pay no fee to participate, and the full dollar from each sale goes directly to them.
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The potential benefits of more inclusive workplaces are 2SLGBTQIA+ professionals better placed to develop and produce diverse Canadian stories to more accurately reflect multicultural audiences at home and worldwide.
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No one has ever seen — or, perhaps more accurately, heard — him like this before.
Adverb
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Debating the ‘Suez moment’ As the two sides enter into the next phase of negotiation, observers are watching closely for what exactly the US gained from a conflict that took a heavy global economic toll.
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From Louis through the book, and then his mother knows exactly how to string him along, when to give him love and when to take it away.
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“Verbatim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbatim. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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