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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
De Groot also lifted at least two recipes verbatim from his previous book, and appeared to get a few handwritten ones from Girard and Artaud.
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John Birdsall, New Yorker, 25 July 2025
In the documentary, entertainment greats like Belafonte and Smokey Robinson talk about the influence of Sullivan’s show, and through a recreation of Ed Sullivan’s voice, Sunday Best features Sullivan’s comments on racial issues over the years, verbatim from his letters, articles, and columns.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 21 July 2025
An analysis by The Tennessean found the statistics were taken nearly verbatim from a post on a book review website that allows users to report and catalog books considered to be explicit for children.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 14 July 2025
The Tennessean has no plans to publish the shooter's writings verbatim and has sought to center coverage on public policy, the victims and the community.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 29 May 2025
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John Birdsall, New Yorker, 25 July 2025
In the documentary, entertainment greats like Belafonte and Smokey Robinson talk about the influence of Sullivan’s show, and through a recreation of Ed Sullivan’s voice, Sunday Best features Sullivan’s comments on racial issues over the years, verbatim from his letters, articles, and columns.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 21 July 2025
An analysis by The Tennessean found the statistics were taken nearly verbatim from a post on a book review website that allows users to report and catalog books considered to be explicit for children.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 14 July 2025
The Tennessean has no plans to publish the shooter's writings verbatim and has sought to center coverage on public policy, the victims and the community.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verbatim
Adverb
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Espresso’s pricing model is tied directly to results.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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By 2019, Kirk expanded into electoral politics with Turning Point Action, a 501(c)(4) that allowed his network to directly campaign for Republicans.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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By making advance plans, companies can save on business travel expenses for employees and more accurately budget, avoiding inflated prices for urgent bookings.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The revision of federal jobs data is part of a routine process known as benchmarking, in which surveys of businesses and state unemployment records are used to adjust previous numbers to more accurately reflect the employment landscape.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Dillane is the first-ever Brooklyn Arts Ambassador—what that means, exactly, remains to be determined.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vogue,
16 Sep. 2025
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So that’s exactly what Arcutis did.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Verbatim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbatim. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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