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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ad verbum
Adverb
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Many of those affected likely worked in areas directly related to the processing of federal student aid applications.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025 -
America imports very little steel directly from China, by far the world’s largest producer of steel.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The now-iconic geometric designs were intended to throw off the visual perception of German U-boats crews and prevent them from accurately targeting ships with torpedoes.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
20 Mar. 2025
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The story is predictably moralistic and, frankly, more worried about conforming to contemporary mores than accurately representing what was going on in Cuba in the 1950s, dramatically speaking anyway.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Tom Petty sang this one, word for word, while Jim shook a tam- bourine.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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The fictional married couple indeed got the crowd laughing as Ferrell performed Lamar’s famous rap nearly word for word while Gasteyer sang its repeating four-note string hook opera-style.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Ad verbum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ad%20verbum. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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