WORD FOR WORD Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

word for word

adverb

Definition of word for word

as in directly

in the same words you don't have to record the professor's comments word for word in your notes

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Recent Examples of word for word Not a word for word quote, so don’t quote Margaret. — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026 The lawsuit goes on to include examples of responses from OpenAI’s models side by side with Britannica’s text, in which entire passages appear to match word for word. — Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 16 Mar. 2026 That narrative appears word for word in both arrest reports — for a Venezuelan man and a Mexican man. — Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 4 Feb. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for word for word

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If Windows crashes or won't boot, those extras disappear, but JetKVM itself keeps working because it is still connected directly to the computer's screen, keyboard and mouse.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Sep. 2026
Instead of a conventional round watch scaled down for a smaller wrist, the new timepiece presents a polished, spherical case that’s engineered around a hefty mechanical movement, with a double-tour leather strap that can thread directly through.

— Taylor Stoddard, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2026

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That additional signal could allow existing battery management systems to estimate state of charge more accurately as a battery operates.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
One of the easiest ways to accurately reflect a city’s culture is through proximity.

— Luke Smith, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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