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abstract, breviary, brief, capsule, conspectus, digest, encapsulation, epitome, inventory, outline, précis, recap, recapitulation, résumé (or resume), roundup, run-through, rundown, sum, sum-up, summa, summarization, summary, summing-up, wrap-up
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From then on, everything that happens is so self-evident that further synopsis is superfluous. — Terry Teachout, WSJ, "‘Choir Boy’ Review: A Familiar Sermon," 17 Jan. 2019 In the upcoming season 7 episode airing on November 9, Ed and Mike's mother-in-law apparently hit it off, according to a synopsis from Fox. — Megan Stein, Country Living, "'Last Man Standing' Has a New Guest Star and You'll Definitely Recognize Her," 5 Nov. 2018 According to a Google Books synopsis, Judge argues in the book that the problem with Catholic schools is that there’s not enough religion and too much secularism. — Emily Bloch, Teen Vogue, "Who Is Mark Judge, Brett Kavanaugh's High School Drinking Buddy?," 2 Oct. 2018 According to a synopsis on TVGuide, Joe teams up with Mike’s buddy Chuck (Jonathan Adams) to file a complaint against their boss. — Megan Stein, Country Living, "Jay Leno's Controversial 'Last Man Standing' Character Is Coming Back," 7 Dec. 2018 Submissions require a brief synopsis, which must include the park name and goal of the project. — Jennifer Conn, Akron Reporter, cleveland.com, "Akron wants parks to be catalysts for neighborhood development," 9 Apr. 2018 And the synopsis points to something drastic happening. — Megan Friedman, Good Housekeeping, "The First Look at ABC’s ‘The Conners’ Teases Some Dark News for the Family," 12 Sep. 2018 The above synopsis is just a small taste of the true insanity that unfolds during the premiere. — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "Riverdale's Cult Plot Is the Only Thing I Care About Right Now," 10 Oct. 2018 The short synopsis is this: in 2004, George W. Bush wanted to send humans back to the Moon and on to Mars. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "NASA says it’s building a gateway to the Moon—critics say it’s just a gate," 6 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'synopsis.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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