as in directly
in the same words
you can't just copy the encyclopedia article verbatim for your report—that's plagiarism
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Recent Examples of verbatim
One 2020 study from institutions including OpenAI and Google showed that large language models can unintentionally memorize sequences from their training data verbatim, which can then be extracted with the right prompts.
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Anna Tong, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2026
That line was attributed to Siegal nearly verbatim in the story.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 10 Feb. 2026
However, since the languages are identical, the interpreter just repeats the exact same words verbatim after each line.
—Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
And while many of the pages are copied verbatim from Wikipedia, there are notable changes on topics relating to Musk, his enemies and allies, and his far-right politics.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
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Anna Tong, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2026
That line was attributed to Siegal nearly verbatim in the story.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 10 Feb. 2026
However, since the languages are identical, the interpreter just repeats the exact same words verbatim after each line.
—Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
And while many of the pages are copied verbatim from Wikipedia, there are notable changes on topics relating to Musk, his enemies and allies, and his far-right politics.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verbatim
Adverb
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In the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the agency had $500 million for forest management and fire prevention that was not directly tied to cap-and-invest or the bond — up from about $65 million two decades prior.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Beijing’s support does not appear to have extended to directly arming the Naxals, however.—
Dhruv Tikekar,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
Adverb
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Or, perhaps more accurately, the dream-diary of a person who knows the country but didn’t step foot anywhere near it to make his movie.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
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The most famous—or, more accurately, infamous—grace-and-favor residence was Royal Lodge.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
11 June 2026
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But that’s exactly why visitors seek out wildlife tours, especially in Jackson Hole and the Greater Yellowstone Valley, led by naturalists who follow in the footsteps of the local hunting and fishing guides who came before them.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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The best outcome for a bondholder is that the borrower pays the coupon and returns the principal, which is exactly what the price already assumes.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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“Verbatim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbatim. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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