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Adverb
you don't have to record the professor's comments word for word in your notes
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Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The repeating though on a word-for-word basis is not always particularly satisfying.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2024
The Statesman obtained 11 of those affidavits, all of which were similar, some word for word.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Apr. 2024
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Adjective
Although the public workforce is still able to handle transcripts for criminal proceedings, some civil matters — including family court cases — can be left without anyone keeping an official word-for-word record.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The repeating though on a word-for-word basis is not always particularly satisfying.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Adverb
The responsibilities of a language translator go behind simply converting a written text, word for word, from one language to another.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2024
The Statesman obtained 11 of those affidavits, all of which were similar, some word for word.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Apr. 2024
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“Word-for-word.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/word-for-word. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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