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
In many ways, the backlash boils down to a trust problem.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025
To hear insiders tell it, the reason why Bangladesh hasn’t had another Rana Plaza-like industrial accident has mostly boiled down to luck.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
Finck acknowledges the learning curve of designing music for a game often boiled down to understanding its intent and implementation necessitated by the medium’s interactive elements.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2025
The biggest benefit of jumping boils down to bone health.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 3 Dec. 2025
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025
To hear insiders tell it, the reason why Bangladesh hasn’t had another Rana Plaza-like industrial accident has mostly boiled down to luck.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
Finck acknowledges the learning curve of designing music for a game often boiled down to understanding its intent and implementation necessitated by the medium’s interactive elements.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2025
The biggest benefit of jumping boils down to bone health.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 3 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boil down
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This Batul Hassan piece in Jacobin summarizes some of Mamdani’s more popular plans.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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The resulting feature was published on March 14, 2022, publicly summarizing the case for the first time in years and providing Army CID contact information.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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But so far, only about a dozen Article 6 trades — named after the section of the Paris Agreement outlining the plan a decade ago — have been executed.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Now, Berkley has written a new book - Fair Doses - that tells the inside story of the effort and outlines a vision for how the globe might do better next time.—
NPR,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Boil down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boil%20down. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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