as in outline
a short statement of the main points
many book reports choose to begin with a summary of the book
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as in concise
marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning
obviously a one-volume encyclopedia can offer only a very summary account of the American Civil War
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Recent Examples of summary
Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration has proposed a new, more expansive minerals deal with Ukraine, according to three people familiar with the ongoing negotiations and a summary of a draft proposal obtained by Reuters.
—Ronald Popeski, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
The hermit kingdom is known for summary executions, abducting foreign citizens, and for hacking entertainment giant Sony.
—Sarah E. Mendelson, Foreign Affairs, 28 May 2015
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Noun
Under your order summary, enter your coupon in the Add a Promo Code field.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration has proposed a new, more expansive minerals deal with Ukraine, according to three people familiar with the ongoing negotiations and a summary of a draft proposal obtained by Reuters.
—Ronald Popeski, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
It was delivered to the Task Force five days past the deadline, and contained less than four and half pages, more than half of which consisted of summary narratives.
—Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
The hermit kingdom is known for summary executions, abducting foreign citizens, and for hacking entertainment giant Sony.
—Sarah E. Mendelson, Foreign Affairs, 28 May 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for summary
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As Pagels portrays them, the evangelists were men of creative genius, using their defense of Jesus as an occasion to draft the outlines of a new world religion.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2025
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But the device is shrouded in shadow, revealing only two joysticks and the outline of the central screen.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The song is a concise blast of funky country-rock, with shades of the Allman Brothers, some traditional-country fiddle, and lyrics about a bottle that just won’t empty.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
4 Apr. 2025
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Applicants should therefore focus on providing concise updates that directly impact the reassessment of their application.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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But instead of bringing creators into campaign planning, many marketers hand them rigid briefs or worse—vague talking points with no strategic context.—
Ian Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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In response, three university professors have filed a friend of the court brief opposing the Trump administration's state secrets notice.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Rabelais points out that there are oddities in the world that cannot fit into any classification scheme, more things in our heaven and earth than are dreamt of in either the medieval pretensions of the summa or the ambitious early modern bibliographic machines.—
Brendan Fitzgerald,
Longreads,
27 Dec. 2024
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The stage was set for the Fourth, whose five movements add up to a summa of Bartók’s art, by turns tenaciously labored, sinuously swirling, nocturnally eerie, pizzicato-punchy, and flat-out wild.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2024
Noun
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Caffeine and other substances in coffee change how the digestive tract absorbs, digests, and excretes food and drugs.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
31 Mar. 2025
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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
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According to the methodology: The ROI is the cumulative sum of earnings minus the total out-of-pocket costs based on the average net price.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The dynamic has put some condo owners in a double bind, Marcus said — unable to afford special assessments for repairs or rising maintenance fees and insurance rates, but also unable to sell their units for a reasonable sum.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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Condo prices are plummeting across Florida as homeowners flood the market with new inventory in a last-ditch attempt to escape rising fees on their units, according to new Redfin data.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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More creator content means more user engagement, which means more premium inventory for brand campaigns.—
Ian Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Expert instructors will teach you strategies to network successfully, revamp your resume and confidently transition into your dream career.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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His Stanley Cup playoff resume consists of nine games with Arizona in 2019-20, so like Thompson, there’s a big-game resume lacking.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Summary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summary. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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