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you can't just copy the encyclopedia article verbatim for your report—that's plagiarism
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Recent Examples of verbatim
De Groot also lifted at least two recipes verbatim from his previous book, and appeared to get a few handwritten ones from Girard and Artaud.
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John Birdsall, New Yorker, 25 July 2025
In the documentary, entertainment greats like Belafonte and Smokey Robinson talk about the influence of Sullivan’s show, and through a recreation of Ed Sullivan’s voice, Sunday Best features Sullivan’s comments on racial issues over the years, verbatim from his letters, articles, and columns.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 21 July 2025
An analysis by The Tennessean found the statistics were taken nearly verbatim from a post on a book review website that allows users to report and catalog books considered to be explicit for children.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 14 July 2025
The Tennessean has no plans to publish the shooter's writings verbatim and has sought to center coverage on public policy, the victims and the community.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 29 May 2025
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John Birdsall, New Yorker, 25 July 2025
In the documentary, entertainment greats like Belafonte and Smokey Robinson talk about the influence of Sullivan’s show, and through a recreation of Ed Sullivan’s voice, Sunday Best features Sullivan’s comments on racial issues over the years, verbatim from his letters, articles, and columns.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 21 July 2025
An analysis by The Tennessean found the statistics were taken nearly verbatim from a post on a book review website that allows users to report and catalog books considered to be explicit for children.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 14 July 2025
The Tennessean has no plans to publish the shooter's writings verbatim and has sought to center coverage on public policy, the victims and the community.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verbatim
Adverb
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In the east, crews continued to build line between Wiseman Springs and Rancheria Creek, engaging the fire directly along its active edge where favorable.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The New York Times in 2015 reported that hundreds of Colombian mercenaries had been sent to Yemen to fight against the Houthi rebels, hired directly — and in secret — by the UAE.—
Rebecca Johns,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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The authors note that not all artificial sweeteners were included in the study and diet information reported by the participants may not have been remembered 100 percent accurately.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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There’s a recent study from researchers at Salesforce that concluded most of today’s large language models (LLMs) cannot accurately perform customer relation management (CRM) tasks—a particularly ironic conclusion since Salesforce itself has been pushing AI agents to automate CRM processes.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Jw Pei Hana Mini Tote Bag City days call for chic bags, and the JW Pei Hana Mini Tote is exactly that.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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Stuart Russell is convinced that there is exactly zero percent chance that this will end well.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Verbatim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbatim. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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