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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
Sound-alike actors have been hired to bring the dialogue to life, but every line has been lifted verbatim from the data of Mats’ text chats.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2024
According to Leonardi, there were many other times when segments weren’t executed verbatim, with the talent going slightly off script.
—Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2024
The mainstream media regularly report manufacturers’ data verbatim without comment.
—Neil Winton, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
The sequel recalls almost every memorable moment from Beetlejuice, with several gags reproduced verbatim; Harry Belafonte musical cues and the depiction of the afterlife as a big DMV office are immediately familiar.
—Joshua Rivera, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2024
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2024
According to Leonardi, there were many other times when segments weren’t executed verbatim, with the talent going slightly off script.
—Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2024
The mainstream media regularly report manufacturers’ data verbatim without comment.
—Neil Winton, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
The sequel recalls almost every memorable moment from Beetlejuice, with several gags reproduced verbatim; Harry Belafonte musical cues and the depiction of the afterlife as a big DMV office are immediately familiar.
—Joshua Rivera, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verbatim
Adverb
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Though Brown failed to come down with a deep throw from Mahomes in the second quarter — the Texans’ Eric Murray knocked it away at the last second — Mahomes believed displaying that sideline threat directly led to the Chiefs completing a pass to Kelce for 49 yards on the next play.—
Jesse Newell,
Kansas City Star,
23 Jan. 2025
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Ron Wood,
arkansasonline.com,
23 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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That’s how financial planning—or perhaps more accurately, financial planners—have got the story all wrong.—
Tim Maurer,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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With proper technical assistance and the aim of protecting themselves rather than making a profit, captive insurers can often price risk more accurately than commercial insurers.—
Peter Green,
Quartz,
18 Jan. 2025
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That’s exactly where Steven Bartlett found himself after stepping away from his company.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Gauging exactly what such a switch might mean for Birmingham — or even Wrexham, should Parkinson steer his team to a third successive promotion come May — isn’t easy due to how, by their very nature, club accounts are way out of date by the time published at Companies House.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Verbatim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbatim. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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