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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
Here's that explanation, verbatim from the company: The DNA symbolizes the importance and impact of science to Neal Milch.
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Cassie notices when posts restate their title verbatim in the body or use em dashes, as well as when a poster has terrible spelling and punctuation in their comment history but posts something with perfect grammar.
—Kat Tenbarge, Wired News, 5 Dec. 2025
In the film, Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall play Hujar and Rosenkrantz, and the script is drawn verbatim from the transcript.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
And while many of the pages are copied verbatim from Wikipedia, there are notable changes on topics relating to Musk, his enemies and allies, and his far-right politics.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Cassie notices when posts restate their title verbatim in the body or use em dashes, as well as when a poster has terrible spelling and punctuation in their comment history but posts something with perfect grammar.
—Kat Tenbarge, Wired News, 5 Dec. 2025
In the film, Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall play Hujar and Rosenkrantz, and the script is drawn verbatim from the transcript.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
And while many of the pages are copied verbatim from Wikipedia, there are notable changes on topics relating to Musk, his enemies and allies, and his far-right politics.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verbatim
Adverb
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His June assault on Iran’s nuclear facilities had two carrier groups in the region, more there as a counter-weight to any Iranian reprisals than to be directly involved in the attack.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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The breakthrough came with a time-of-flight camera, which allowed the flying umbrella to track and follow a user directly, even in the dark.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Yet, Collins maintains that the IRS does not accurately measure the quality of its telephone service.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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Time spent on the job is both the biggest expense and the hardest to accurately gauge, leaving firms to choose between surprising clients with a larger bill or absorbing the additional cost.—
Danielle Higley,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Our urban core can do exactly the same thing.—
Trevor Bach,
Dallas Morning News,
31 Jan. 2026
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What exactly is happening on Moltbook?—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Verbatim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbatim. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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