word for word

adverb

Definition of word for wordnext
as in directly
in the same words you don't have to record the professor's comments word for word in your notes

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Recent Examples of word for word That narrative appears word for word in both arrest reports — for a Venezuelan man and a Mexican man. — Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 4 Feb. 2026 Some Grokipedia entries, such as the one for Monday, appear to be word for word the same as the corresponding Wikipedia entries. — David Ingram, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025 That version — ‘El Pendón Estrellado’ — tells the exact same story, word for word in meaning, and is set to the exact same melody. — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2025 The lawsuit goes on to include examples of responses from OpenAI’s models side by side with Britannica’s text, in which entire passages appear to match word for word. — Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 16 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for word for word
Recent Examples of Synonyms for word for word
  1. directly
  2. accurately
Adverb
  • However, the records do not identify Swift or Kelce and do not reveal if the event is directly connected to the couple.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Add chunk oak firewood or oak smoking chunks directly onto the hot coals.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of directly
Adverb
  • The Braves’ star center fielder accurately predicted the score of England’s 3-2 win over Mexico in the round of 16 on Sunday.
    — Fisher Isbell, AJC.com, 7 July 2026
  • Ahead of the football World Cup, Boston Dynamics released a video showing Atlas studying football footage before accurately recreating player movements, including controlling and passing a ball during a practice session.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026
Definition of accurately

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