as in summarized
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 boiled down
The ambiguity and abstraction notwithstanding, some believe the concept of AGI can really be boiled down into something straightforward.
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John Werner, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Schumacher's main interests boiled down to two broad categories, biographies and Great Lakes history — which his daughter described as two separate writing careers, per ABC and AP.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
The fight for psychic children and access to the Upside Down and Dimension X can be boiled down to an arms race, of sorts.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 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
In an interview earlier this year with Seth Rogen, Reiner suggested everything in his career boiled down to one thing.
—Jake Coyle, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025
Earlier in the three-stage judging system, a longlist of 465 eligible albums was boiled down to 50 nominees, focusing on creative merit over mainstream popularity.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
If everything gets boiled down to AI summaries, the internet might start to feel like Wikipedia.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
The first-time head coach usually conveys to his team in broad themes boiled down to a very concise, to-the-point message.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
John Werner, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Schumacher's main interests boiled down to two broad categories, biographies and Great Lakes history — which his daughter described as two separate writing careers, per ABC and AP.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
The fight for psychic children and access to the Upside Down and Dimension X can be boiled down to an arms race, of sorts.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 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
In an interview earlier this year with Seth Rogen, Reiner suggested everything in his career boiled down to one thing.
—Jake Coyle, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025
Earlier in the three-stage judging system, a longlist of 465 eligible albums was boiled down to 50 nominees, focusing on creative merit over mainstream popularity.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
If everything gets boiled down to AI summaries, the internet might start to feel like Wikipedia.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
The first-time head coach usually conveys to his team in broad themes boiled down to a very concise, to-the-point message.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boiled down
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Research summarized by Harvard Business Review, drawing on the work of psychologist Richard Mayer, shows that people learn and retain information more effectively when visuals and words are aligned around a central message, and that comprehension drops when visuals distract or overload attention.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Provinzino summarized of their argument.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
23 Jan. 2026
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Economist Dr Linda Yueh (left) outlined how geopolitics, geo‑economics, and rapid tech changes are reshaping global travel flows.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Rutte outlined there would be two work streams going forward regarding the Greenland issue.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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