as in directly
in the same words
an ad verbum translation if the giver of the oath mangles the wording, should one repeat after him ad verbum?
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Adverb
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Over the past few years, the women have rarely spoken directly to one another on social media, but there have been a few references that fight fans could take as under-the-radar jabs from both sides.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025 -
The skit also directly poked fun at Wood’s teeth, which later prompted SNL cast member Sarah Sherman, who portrayed Wood, to send Wood flowers and an apology.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
17 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Alex brings classroom concepts into a real business setting, helping her supervisors build a valuation model that accurately estimates the startup’s net worth.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Liberal children tended to recall more accurately the ratio of desirable and undesirable traits in the characters of the story; their memories possessed greater fidelity to the story as it was originally told.—
Matt Richtel,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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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
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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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“Ad verbum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ad%20verbum. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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