boiling down

present participle of boil down

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Recent Examples of boiling down Paul fears art imitating life by also boiling down to breadline survival strategies. Guy Lodge, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
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Verb
  • In May, Notion introduced Ai products for summarizing meetings and searching through corporate files.
    Jordan Novet, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Reflective listening means repeating or summarizing what your partner said in your own words.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration has not yet compiled a fiscal impact report or memo outlining the impact of federal budget cuts on Tennessee.
    Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Each agency maintains its own shutdown plan, outlining which staff remain on duty.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Boiling down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boiling%20down. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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