as in directly
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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
Although the Dallas Morning News reprinted my column verbatim and the Fort Worth Report ran follow-up stories, little has happened.
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Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2024
During his appearances on Fox News, Giuliani repeated almost verbatim the conspiracy-minded talking points of another former member of the Party of Regions and Kharkiv native, Andriy Derkach, illustrating the pathway by which pro-Russian disinformation traveled into the U.S. news media.
—Michael Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 26 Nov. 2019
Tirico repeated the apology almost verbatim at the top of NBC’s Saturday primetime Olympic coverage.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2024
Over the years, creators have frequently accused one another of stealing ideas, often citing videos that appear to have copied someone else’s concept or script verbatim.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024
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Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2024
During his appearances on Fox News, Giuliani repeated almost verbatim the conspiracy-minded talking points of another former member of the Party of Regions and Kharkiv native, Andriy Derkach, illustrating the pathway by which pro-Russian disinformation traveled into the U.S. news media.
—Michael Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 26 Nov. 2019
Tirico repeated the apology almost verbatim at the top of NBC’s Saturday primetime Olympic coverage.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2024
Over the years, creators have frequently accused one another of stealing ideas, often citing videos that appear to have copied someone else’s concept or script verbatim.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verbatim
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Beginning next fall, schools can share up to $20 million in revenue directly with their own athletes each year.Nicole Auerbach, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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They are addressed to businesses directly and include their Unified Business Identifier number.Laurel Demkovich, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Some other adjectives that more accurately describe the situation are patience, understanding, empathetic and forgiving.Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Rosemary decked the halls—or, more accurately, the floors—of churches and dwellings at Christmas.Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
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By defining it in terms of employee experiences, inclusion can be measured, and doing so can pinpoint what exactly is happening in an organization that impacts employees.Paolo Gaudiano, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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For the Bucovina Convent, trying to ascertain exactly what the great schema nun would look like was fascinating.Liam Hess, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Verbatim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbatim. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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