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
  • Customers can collaborate directly with the milliners to design a personalized accessory.
    Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 23 May 2025
  • This means elevating knowledge from an operational concern to a strategic asset directly contributing to enterprise value.
    Philip Brittan, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Adverb
  • The new study was finally able to precisely assess the magnitude of that solar storm and date it more accurately.
    Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 19 May 2025
  • Japan’s Cabinet Office took to X earlier this month to explain that modern technology has yet to be able to accurately predict an earthquake.
    Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
Adverb
  • But at the foot of the stage, the artists, including Ms. Sherald and Jordan Casteel, sang along with the group’s three-song medley, word for word.
    Sandra E. Garcia, New York Times, 21 May 2025
  • Some weeks later, Fonda would repeat these assertions, word for word, at a press conference at the Lima airport, as the commission arrived in Peru to begin its investigation.
    Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Ad verbum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ad%20verbum. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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