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Examples of synopsis in a Sentence
I don't need to know every little plot twist; just give me a synopsis of the movie.
Recent Examples of synopsis from the Web
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Synopsis: Hawai‘i Pono‘ī has been the state song since 1967 but has been around longer.
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According to a blog post on Netflix's site, they're specially formulated, 90-second synopses that are designed to give users a sense of the story, characters, and tone of a movie or show.
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All of which will make some people wary of the movie, and a synopsis of the plot does sound like a parody of a downer.
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Assistant displayed a web search result containing the synopsis for the new sci-fi show.
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Attached was a synopsis of Qureshi’s respectable credentials—an Ivy League legal education, a career at the prestigious Latham & Watkins law firm in D.C., and service on local bar association committees.
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The station at 9:09 a.m. this morning gave a quick synopsis of the station’s history and that people wanted the station back.
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A Disney-specific blog leaked the first details of the official plot synopsis for Avengers: Age of Ultron.
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Origin and Etymology of synopsis
Late Latin, from Greek, literally, comprehensive view, from synopsesthai to be going to see together, from syn- + opsesthai to be going to see — more at optic
First Known Use: 1603
SYNOPSIS Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of synopsis for English Language Learners
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: a short description of the most important information about something : a summary or outline
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