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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
Well, that question verbatim is a heading in the TCA leadership’s email — and here are the bullet points that followed, in the board’s own words:
Conversations about organizing summer tour have been ongoing since the summer of 2024.
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 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.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2024
This sentiment was repeated almost verbatim in a statement from the PSRB.
—Matthew J. Funchion, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2025
Architects and writers alike had to compile catalogues of reliable models, then find ways to imitate them without replicating them verbatim.
—Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 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.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2024
This sentiment was repeated almost verbatim in a statement from the PSRB.
—Matthew J. Funchion, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2025
Architects and writers alike had to compile catalogues of reliable models, then find ways to imitate them without replicating them verbatim.
—Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verbatim
Adverb
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The budget reconciliation bill, which the House of Representatives passed in April, does not directly mention cuts to Medicaid.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 May 2025
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Further visits confirmed that her frequent ear pain was directly linked to her overbite, and in her case, surgery was the only effective solution.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
11 May 2025
Adverb
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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
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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
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Officials are unsure of where exactly Cosmos 482 will land.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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But if Tottenham beat United on Wednesday week, this is exactly the dilemma Daniel Levy and the other senior power brokers at the club will have to face.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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“Verbatim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbatim. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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