Definition of ad verbumnext
as in directly
in the same words an ad verbum translation if the giver of the oath mangles the wording, should one repeat after him ad verbum?

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Adverb
  • In the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the agency had $500 million for forest management and fire prevention that was not directly tied to cap-and-invest or the bond — up from about $65 million two decades prior.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
  • Beijing’s support does not appear to have extended to directly arming the Naxals, however.
    Dhruv Tikekar, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Adverb
  • Holmes fashioned herself as the next Steve Jobs, until a reporter at the Wall Street Journal blew the lid off Theranos' fraudulent claims of developing a state-of-the-art medical test that required only a single drop of blood to accurately detect results like glucose levels and cancer.
    James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
  • Many models do not accurately reflect human disease.
    Matt Emma, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Adverb
  • The finished product appeared to show Kerr reciting the song nearly word for word over the course of the season.
    Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
  • Not a word for word quote, so don’t quote Margaret.
    Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Ad verbum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ad%20verbum. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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