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
  • The sweeping changes, if passed by the state legislature, would consolidate all Medicaid billing under a fee-for-service model through which the state directly pays providers for services rendered.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The result is a rapidly emerging Chinese model of AI—less centered on chatbots and more on embedding intelligence directly into the machinery of the real economy.
    François Candelon, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • However, prosecutors say Lee’s questions did not accurately describe the bloody scene or his girlfriend’s body, which showed multiple injuries and blunt force trauma that could not be explained by an accidental fall and instead indicated a violent struggle.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The girl was able to accurately describe a tattoo on Chavez-Baltazar’s chest.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • The song relays, word for word, a story by his three-year-old daughter about a girl who won’t stop wiggling.
    John Kenney, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Some Grokipedia entries, such as the one for Monday, appear to be word for word the same as the corresponding Wikipedia entries.
    David Ingram, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Ad verbum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ad%20verbum. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.

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