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
Good salespeople don't need to follow a script word for word.
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Austin Irabor, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
But at the foot of the stage, the artists, including Ms. Sherald and Jordan Casteel, sang along with the group’s three-song medley, word for word.
—Sandra E. Garcia, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Some weeks later, Fonda would repeat these assertions, word for word, at a press conference at the Lima airport, as the commission arrived in Peru to begin its investigation.
—Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
Distilled down, but the essence of the work and many passages from Melville are word for word in the opera.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Austin Irabor, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
But at the foot of the stage, the artists, including Ms. Sherald and Jordan Casteel, sang along with the group’s three-song medley, word for word.
—Sandra E. Garcia, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Some weeks later, Fonda would repeat these assertions, word for word, at a press conference at the Lima airport, as the commission arrived in Peru to begin its investigation.
—Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
Distilled down, but the essence of the work and many passages from Melville are word for word in the opera.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for word for word
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My ultimate goal is to help people feel a sense of wellness, and these ingredients directly nourish that.—
Kirby Adams,
The Courier-Journal,
23 July 2025
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This may be one of the last chances to buy the phone directly from Google, if that matters to you.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Method: Double check that key citations exist and are accurately represented, especially for claims that seem surprising or too convenient.—
Brent Dykes,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Meanwhile, the Administration’s current budget proposal would close 10 laboratories run by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which help accurately predict life-threatening hazards.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
15 July 2025
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