as in directly
in the same words
you can't just copy the encyclopedia article verbatim for your report—that's plagiarism
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Recent Examples of verbatim
While there might be branding value in republishing content on other platforms, there is zero SEO benefit if it is republished verbatim.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
When asked, Goldstein playfully echoes his publicist, nearly verbatim.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
The text messages are produced here verbatim, with spelling, syntax and grammatical errors intact.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
These Are the Early Symptoms My Doctors Missed’ By Cheyenne Buckingham
13 Ways to Turn a Plate of Pasta Into a High-Protein Dinner
By Audrey Bruno
Not to mention, zeroing in on the exchange verbatim is more likely to lead to overanalyzing every word than truly gaining clarity.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for verbatim
Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
When asked, Goldstein playfully echoes his publicist, nearly verbatim.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
The text messages are produced here verbatim, with spelling, syntax and grammatical errors intact.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
These Are the Early Symptoms My Doctors Missed’ By Cheyenne Buckingham
13 Ways to Turn a Plate of Pasta Into a High-Protein Dinner
By Audrey Bruno
Not to mention, zeroing in on the exchange verbatim is more likely to lead to overanalyzing every word than truly gaining clarity.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verbatim
Adverb
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The Department of Homeland Security, which includes ICE, did not respond directly to a question from The Associated Press regarding its plans for Abrego Garcia.—
BEN FINLEY,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2025
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Informing Simpson of specific issues raised to him by farmers and growers in the area, Commissioner Kirby Smith asked directly how to curb unwanted development.—
James Wilkins,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2025
Adverb
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But, O’Connor says, the more expensive dummy far more accurately reflects the anatomical differences between the sexes — including in the shape of the neck, collarbone, pelvis, and legs, which one NHTSA study found account for about 80% more injuries by women in a car crash compared to men.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
23 June 2025
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This means the study group was carefully filtered and may not accurately reflect the broader, more medically complex cancer patient population.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 June 2025
Adverb
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The way to do it is with judicious use of strong contrast colours, and that’s exactly what Nike has done here, with those pinks, blues and reds underneath the armpits and down the side of the shorts.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Ask yourself: What exactly would this look like at work?—
Rebecca Fraser-Thill,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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“Verbatim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbatim. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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