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Examples of word-for-word in a Sentence
Adverb
you don't have to record the professor's comments word for word in your notes
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Craig Bruce Smith, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
That article appears to be a word-for-word copy of the one clearly labeled as satire on the SpaceX Mania website.
—Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
But rest easy knowing that the maze's note from Ish is a word-for-word replica of a note Joel finds in the game.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2023
The publisher presented extensive evidence of products from OpenAI and Microsoft displaying near word-for-word excerpts of articles when prompted, which allegedly go far beyond the snippets of texts typically shown with ordinary search results.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2024
Jennifer Lopez Honors America Ferrera at Celebratory Barbie Screening: 'Your Role in This Film Is Truly Authentic'
Then, Costner, 68, surprised Ferrera — and the audience — with a word-for-word recreation of that Barbie moment.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
An exhibit shows 100 other situations in which OpenAI’s GPT was trained on and memorized articles from The Times, with word-for-word copying in red and differences in black.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Dec. 2023
Language from that document appeared nearly word-for-word in a briefing sheet given to Brownwood City Council before the BolaWrap purchase.
—Aneri Pattani, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2023
Milch arrived, told someone to take dictation, and delivered a stream-of-consciousness speech that, legend has it, Franz(*) performed word-for-word only minutes later.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2023
George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
Note that all of these caveats can be applied, word for word, to Putin’s current effort in Ukraine.
—Andrew L. Stigler, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2024
The world desperately needs to phase out fossil fuels as quickly as possible, but this obsequious draft reads as if OPEC dictated it word for word.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2023
Anderson pays homage by sticking to the script word for word.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2023
The tenth point quoted the first portion of the Declaration of Independence word for word.
—Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Aug. 2023
The group followed her cues, often repeating her attacks word for word publicly.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 7 Aug. 2023
Eagles players danced and rapped the song word for word before blowing out the Vikings in the N.F.C. championship game.
—Kris Rhim, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2023
The voter then scrolls down and reads the candidate promising exactly what the voter wants to see, word for word, in a tailored tone.
—David E. Clementson, The Conversation, 21 July 2023
Adjective
The script opts for a conversational style, so there aren’t word-for-word letters turned into dialogue, but homage is paid to real quotations.
—Craig Bruce Smith, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
That article appears to be a word-for-word copy of the one clearly labeled as satire on the SpaceX Mania website.
—Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
But rest easy knowing that the maze's note from Ish is a word-for-word replica of a note Joel finds in the game.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2023
The publisher presented extensive evidence of products from OpenAI and Microsoft displaying near word-for-word excerpts of articles when prompted, which allegedly go far beyond the snippets of texts typically shown with ordinary search results.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2024
Jennifer Lopez Honors America Ferrera at Celebratory Barbie Screening: 'Your Role in This Film Is Truly Authentic'
Then, Costner, 68, surprised Ferrera — and the audience — with a word-for-word recreation of that Barbie moment.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
An exhibit shows 100 other situations in which OpenAI’s GPT was trained on and memorized articles from The Times, with word-for-word copying in red and differences in black.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Dec. 2023
Language from that document appeared nearly word-for-word in a briefing sheet given to Brownwood City Council before the BolaWrap purchase.
—Aneri Pattani, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2023
Milch arrived, told someone to take dictation, and delivered a stream-of-consciousness speech that, legend has it, Franz(*) performed word-for-word only minutes later.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2023
Adverb
Both draw capacity audiences to their concerts, where many fans sing along, word for word.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
Note that all of these caveats can be applied, word for word, to Putin’s current effort in Ukraine.
—Andrew L. Stigler, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2024
The world desperately needs to phase out fossil fuels as quickly as possible, but this obsequious draft reads as if OPEC dictated it word for word.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2023
Anderson pays homage by sticking to the script word for word.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2023
The tenth point quoted the first portion of the Declaration of Independence word for word.
—Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Aug. 2023
The group followed her cues, often repeating her attacks word for word publicly.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 7 Aug. 2023
Eagles players danced and rapped the song word for word before blowing out the Vikings in the N.F.C. championship game.
—Kris Rhim, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2023
The voter then scrolls down and reads the candidate promising exactly what the voter wants to see, word for word, in a tailored tone.
—David E. Clementson, The Conversation, 21 July 2023
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“Word-for-word.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/word-for-word. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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