as in to summarize
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
the discussion of the problem can be boiled down to a couple of critical points
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Recent Examples of boil down
As is standard with project management software, Wrike’s automations boil down to ‘if this, then that’ statements that run automatically.
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Ruben Circelli, PC Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026
In typical provincial fashion, these four days of festivities include crafts, great food, bluegrass music, and an opportunity to visit sugar camps, where sap is boiled down into delightfully rich syrup.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
The event boiled down to Trump imploring members of Congress to pass the SCORE Act, or legislation based on it.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
Couples break up for an infinite number of reasons, few of which boil down to one partner’s irredeemable rottenness.
—Judy Berman, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
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Ruben Circelli, PC Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026
In typical provincial fashion, these four days of festivities include crafts, great food, bluegrass music, and an opportunity to visit sugar camps, where sap is boiled down into delightfully rich syrup.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
The event boiled down to Trump imploring members of Congress to pass the SCORE Act, or legislation based on it.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
Couples break up for an infinite number of reasons, few of which boil down to one partner’s irredeemable rottenness.
—Judy Berman, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boil down
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As summarized by Engelmayer, the documentary film chronicled Gastineau, Joe Klecko, Marty Lyons and Abdul Salaam forming a dominant Jets defensive line, dubbed the New York Sack Exchange, in the early 1980s.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Here’s the five-day forecast for Broward and Palm Beach counties, summarized by AI based on information from the National Weather Service.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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Musk outlined a bold target of generating a terawatt—equivalent to one million megawatts—of compute capacity annually.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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The legislative blueprint outlines a half-dozen guiding principles for lawmakers, focusing on protecting children, preventing electricity costs from surging, respecting intellectual property rights, preventing censorship and educating Americans on using the technology.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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