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as in summary
a short statement of the main points
a digest of yesterday's departmental meeting
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as in review
a shortened version of a written work
on the ballot there will be a digest of the proposed law that is to be submitted for voter approval
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as in to classify
to arrange or assign according to type
this volume digests the state's laws regarding drugs and alcohol for easy reference by local authorities
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as in to summarize
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
I digested the results of my experiments into a few pages
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Recent Examples of digest
Alexandria Sands, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
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Mar 6, 2025
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Get a free daily digest of the most important news in your backyard with Axios Charlotte.
—Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
Catherine Baab, Quartz, 27 Apr. 2025
Beyoncé’s three-hour performance at SoFi Stadium on Monday night was a beast to digest.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Things to Do See inside: Ten Tenths Motor Club near Charlotte Motor Speedway
Apr 3, 2025
Go deeper (1 min. read)
Get a free daily digest of the most important news in your backyard with Axios Charlotte.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
Things to Do Weekender: 27 things to do in Charlotte this weekend including a doughnut festival and pop-up markets
Mar 6, 2025
Go deeper (2 min. read)
Get a free daily digest of the most important news in your backyard with Axios Charlotte.
—Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
Markets will mostly be digesting those macro signals — and bracing for Friday’s jobs report.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 27 Apr. 2025
Beyoncé’s three-hour performance at SoFi Stadium on Monday night was a beast to digest.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025
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But his summary of the key moment is a nice analysis of the risk-and-reward of shooting for the near post, rather than crossing.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
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Liquidity management teams adjust positions throughout the day using streaming market data, instead of waiting for end-of-day summaries.—
Murugan Lakshmanan,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
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Most companies are sitting on troves of untapped data—CRM logs, call center transcripts, chatbot conversations and reviews.—
Gunjan Paliwal,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Our writers picked a few obvious candidates (anytime Lamar Jackson-Patrick Mahomes clash in any year classifies as must-see).—
Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Based on double-occupancy stateroom bookings, groups typically need to have a minimum of five to eight cabins to be classified as a group.—
Linnea Bailey,
Southern Living,
18 May 2025
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To summarize, here are some steps to get started: Self-reflection: Assess your interests, values, and long-term goals.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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What now in Toronto? To summarize: In the first round, the Leafs jumped out to a 3-0 lead against an overwhelmed wild-card opponent and flirted with blowing the series before closing it out in six.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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The offense ranked 12th in scoring and the defense was 15th in points allowed.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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For overall military power, the Global Firepower index ranks Germany third in the European Union (EU) behind Italy in second and France at the top.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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The institutional medical setting becomes the background for a tale that doesn’t finely distinguish between memory and imagination, one realm bleeding freely into the next.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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In this stage, RSV can be hard to distinguish from the common cold or other respiratory viruses like COVID-19 or influenza.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
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At the time of writing, United are 16th, their lowest ebb since they were last relegated in 1974.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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But the pyramid isn’t an architectural form that’s relegated to history!—
Ashley Gardini,
JSTOR Daily,
13 May 2025
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Partnering with local community groups that already distribute these materials could increase your impact.—
Kwame Anthony Appiah,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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The mattress is available in varying levels of thickness (6-, 8-, 10-, and 12-inch), with the increasing thicknesses distributed across each layer.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
20 May 2025
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“Digest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digest. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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