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
  • Instead, the women and their husbands found out about the data center project from speaking directly to the workers hired to move dirt and dig runoff ditches ahead of construction.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
  • From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
    Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 20 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • Citrini became the top finance Substack after accurately identifying early investment prospects in artificial intelligence and weight-loss pharmaceuticals.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
  • To tell their story accurately.
    Justin Adams, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • The same sentiment is expressed by someone else, word for word, in one of the Nextdoor threads about Desi.
    Michael Benanav, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2025
  • 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 28 Feb. 2026.

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