as in summary
a general explanation or description of something
I was asked to give an overview of the company's sales figures. This book provides a broad overview of American history.
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Recent Examples of overview
Our course provides an overview of common passive income streams, from creating digital products like printables to selling merchandise online using print-on-demand services.
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Cnbc Make It Staff, CNBC, 19 May 2025
The overview effect is a phenomenon known to occur for those lucky enough to travel beyond the bounds of our gravity well, in which the view of our planet from space changes one's perception of his or home planet and humanity.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 13 May 2025
Here is an overview of some ways in which boys and young men aren’t thriving.
—Claire Cain Miller, New York Times, 13 May 2025
My session stretched almost two hours, including a half-hour theory overview on the dunes.
—David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2025
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Cnbc Make It Staff, CNBC, 19 May 2025
The overview effect is a phenomenon known to occur for those lucky enough to travel beyond the bounds of our gravity well, in which the view of our planet from space changes one's perception of his or home planet and humanity.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 13 May 2025
Here is an overview of some ways in which boys and young men aren’t thriving.
—Claire Cain Miller, New York Times, 13 May 2025
My session stretched almost two hours, including a half-hour theory overview on the dunes.
—David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overview
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Stay up-to-date with Colorado Politics by signing up for our weekly newsletter, The Spot. Updated 11:30 a.m. June 3, 2025: Because the bill’s summary was not updated to reflect legislative changes, this story originally misreported the final language of House Bill 1146.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
3 June 2025
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This was the 21st flight for the first stage, including 13 prior Starlink missions, according to a flight summary on SpaceX's website.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
3 June 2025
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The Rams linebacker delicately gripped a paintbrush, dipped it into a cup of green paint, and began filling the outline of a bird traced onto a wall of an Altadena school rebounding from the Eaton fire.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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Stars can be seen shining above the outline of our planet's dense, gaseous atmosphere as the sun sets, while city lights and lightning storms play across the cloudy vista below.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
12 June 2025
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New survey research from McKinsey found that 71% of respondents said their organizations regularly use GenAI in at least one business function, an increase of 6% from the 2024 survey.—
Lori Schafer,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Americans’ worries over inflation tempered in May, according to a New York Federal Reserve survey released Monday, signaling rising consumer optimism following shifts in US President Donald Trump’s tariff policy.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
10 June 2025
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“Overview.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overview. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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