variants
or abridgements
as in overviews
a shortened version of a written work
this Italian-English pocket dictionary is an abridgment of the hardback edition
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Find a free calendar or to-do template online and print out weekly or daily overviews to keep everyone aware of what’s going on.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
24 Aug. 2025 -
And in a world where AI overviews are replacing search results, brand visibility in those answers is just as crucial as a Google ranking.—
Daniel Kushner,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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By the mid-20th century, abstracts had become ubiquitous in scholarly articles.—
Naomi S. Baron,
The Conversation,
13 Aug. 2025
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Eli would weigh in on everything from outlines to scripts, and even joined the writers' room on occasion.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Sep. 2025
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The playbook is still being written, yes, but the outlines are clear.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Algorithms now insert punctuation, expand cryptic abbreviations, and hyperlink obscure citations to their sources.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Abridgments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abridgments. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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