aperçus

noun

plural of aperçu
1
as in précis

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2
as in feelings

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aperçus
  1. summaries
  2. feelings
  3. summations
  4. notions
  5. surveys
  6. perceptions
  7. sketches
  8. impressions
Noun
  • First, the Commonwealth needs a formal process for concerned parties to appeal or challenge ballot summaries early in the process, before language written by the Attorney General becomes the basis for litigation months later.
    — Robert Cordy, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026
  • There were already countless translations of these ancient texts, and there were adaptations and summaries of those translations.
    — Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
Definition of summaries
Noun
  • Dozens of feelings, dozens of experiences, dozens of refractions.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • The agreement that would help most may be simpler than the feelings around it.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
Definition of feelings
Noun
  • The hearing concluded Thursday, and Judge Gregory Carro asked both sides to submit their summations.
    — Adam Reiss, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Fortunately, the company has updated its policy to include plain-language summations, which go a long way toward clarifying the entire document.
    — Max Eddy, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2023
Definition of summations
Noun
  • In conversations with her volunteers and the general public, Mia could spot people’s paltry, ahistorical notions of what a robust monarch population was supposed to be.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
  • Instead, the designer suggests skipping the preconceived notions and finding a natural stone that uniquely appeals to you rather than feeling tied to just one type of quartzite.
    — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026
Definition of notions
Noun
  • Americans have unmistakably soured on the economy, according to various surveys, as the economic shocks of recent years have driven up the cost of living.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • These would include geophysical surveys, biological sampling and oceanographic measurements.
    — Dánica Coto, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Definition of surveys
Noun
  • However, the same poll found partisanship shapes peoples’ perceptions.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Unfortunately, during the early to mid-twentieth century, negative perceptions of immigrant and ethnic laborers led many outsiders to view their neighborhoods as unsafe, unclean, and detrimental to the social fabric of American cities.
    — Michelle Oliva-Espinosa, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
Definition of perceptions
Noun
  • This year, Grice partnered with NBC to create comic sketches and behind-the-scenes bits for The Voice, including promotional bits filmed with genre icon John Legend.
    — Rachel Brodsky, Time, 14 July 2026
  • Falbo gained traction in the comedy scene with indie shorts and Almost Friday TV sketches on YouTube.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 14 July 2026
Definition of sketches
Noun
  • Most recently, Playboy celebrated the release of the Playboy summer issue with Cara Delevingne on the cover, driving 5 billion media impressions and nearly 30 million impressions on social media.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
  • In many ways, signage is a company's first handshake with the customer—and in business, first impressions still matter.
    — Salman Altaf, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of impressions
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